Terms and Conditions

Trial Flights are intended to introduce people to the sport of gliding and are not meant to be a “Scenic” or “Joy” flight as follows:

  • The Trial Instructional Flight is an introduction to gliding.
  • The weight of the person having the Trial Flight must be less than 110 kg.
  • After a briefing on the glider, you and your instructor will take an aero-tow to 3000 or 4000 or 5000 feet above ground.
  • The flight will last approximately 20 to 30 minutes depending on what the weather conditions are like at the time.
  • Your instructor will give the person taking the Trial Flight the opportunity to take the controls.

At that time the person having the Trial Flight will become a Temporary Member of the Tauranga Gliding Club for a period of three months.

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