The main hangar houses the club-owned fleet, including four two-seater gliders with full dual controls, and five glass-fibre single seat gliders for use by the more experienced solo club members.
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The two-seater aircraft are used for air experience (introductory) flights, free tuition from our team of friendly
instructors, and early solo flights. Registration: GXY. |
The PW-5 is a single seat World Class glider with an international reputation. Low hour pilots, after experiencing some solo time in the PW-6, obtain a conversion to this nimble glider which gives them the opportunity to explore the sky, with performance enough to get their Silver C. Registration: GXF.
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Our Single Astir provides more advanced flying with cross-country capability. Many pilots obtain their Silver C award with either this glider or the PW5. Registration: GND. |
Our highest performance two-seater: the
Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus-X. The Duo has registration GDX and is
used for advanced cross country training, competition flying and
buddy flying.
Our latest two-seater trainer is an ASK-21. As well as a training workhorse, this aircraft is fully aerobatic and can be quickly fitted with hand controls, so that you don't need to use your legs to fly it. Check out Glide Freedom.
Our tow plane CEB. It's a Piper Pawnee with a 260 HP Lycoming engine and a four bladed prop to reduce noise for our neighbours. As of November 2008 it has a brand new engine. Pictures taken in 2007 after her 40th birthday major overhaul by Tow Pilot Ian Williams. Registration: ZK-CEB. |
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Local club shots on the Drury field and joining overhead at the club airfield after an aerotow |
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Flights to other locations including Whitianga, Matamata and the Christmas Camp |
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CEB parked up at the Taupo regional competitions |
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Private Fleet |
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KE Schleicher Rhonlerche II OD Slingsby T-61 C Falke LK Rolladen Schneider LS-3 GP Rolladen Schneider LS-8 NL Schempp-Hirth Ventus A OP Schempp-Hirth Ventus cT SP Schempp-Hirth Ventus bT SW Schempp-Hirth Ventus cT PV Schempp-Hirth Discus b ZM Schleicher ASW-27 GB Schleicher ASW-27 LW DG-303 Elan OC Grob G-109 KT Glasflugel Mosquito EZ Slingsby T-51 Dart 17R DW Slingsby T-51 Dart 15 CQ Schleicher Ka-6CR FQ Slingsby T-53 B VW Schleicher ASW-20 CL BL Schleicher ASW-20 BL GW Glasflugel Kestrel 17 JE SZD-36A Cobra |
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