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Gliding Introductory Flight - 3000ft Gawler (Adelaide)

Highlights

  • Try your hand at gliding at 3000ft
  • Enjoy a peaceful flight over lush countryside
  • Qualified and experienced instructor

Flying in formation behind your launch aircraft you reach 3000 feet, pull the release, peel off and trim to cruising speed. Experience the wonder of gliding, learning how to control the aircraft, banking left and right. This is flying in its purest form.

What's included?

  • 15-20 minutes flight time
  • Qualified instructor

To start your gliding introductory flight, you will be met by the Duty Instructor and be shown around the glider and explained the controls. The fleet consists of modern two seat fibreglass sailplanes.

You are strapped in the front seat, with a qualified instructor in the rear and launched by a power plane to about 3,000 feet. The instructor conducts the launch and release and then (if you like) it will be your turn to try your hand at gliding.

Shallow and sharp turns, slow speed and high speed runs or just enjoy a peaceful flight over the countryside. The choice is yours. When it is time to land, see what it is like to join the circuit and do a pinpoint landing!

This will be followed by a debrief and your friends and family will be able to photograph your adventure.

Important information

  • The flight lasts from 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the weather
  • If you wish to stay airborne longer, extra time will be charged at club rates on the day
  • Available every weekend and with limited operation on weekdays
  • Minimum height 135cm and maximum height 198cm
  • Maximum weight 110kg
  • Change your booking up to 48 hours before the start time of your experience
  • Changes are not permitted within 48 hours of your experience
  • Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

For groups, please book your flying day in advance so extra aircraft can be made available. Due to the popularity of these flights there may be a waiting time of 4 to 6 weeks when you book.

In the event of rain or inclement weather, your experience will still go ahead unless contacted by the experience provider. If the experience is cancelled due to poor weather, you will be rescheduled by the experience provider directly.

It is recommended that you bring a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.

Customers will need to fill out and sign an Introductory Membership Application to the Gliding Federation of Australia and abide by those conditions.

This experience takes place in Gawler, SA.

Reviews

4.9
128 reviews
5 stars 118
4 stars 7
3 stars 0
2 stars 2
1 star 1
Recommended

It was a good experience

Russell 26 April 2026

Had a great day for gliding and a great instructor. Was able to take over the controls a couple of times. Had great scenic views. Felt a little queasy when doing some of the tight turns but survived OK. The location was a little tricky to find but managed to get there without getting lost. There was confusion over the flight time because they booked me in at a different time than what I originally requested, but they managed to fit us in upon arrival.

Customer Experience

Hi Russell, we're so pleased to hear you enjoyed your experience. We appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback!

26 April 2026

Recommended

Highly recommend flight in a glider

Joanna 11 April 2025

Geff was my pilot, Geff explained to me all the controls before taking off. Geff allowed me to have a go at the controls while up in the air, but the best bit for me was when i asked Geff to do a loop which Geff gave me to 2. I was able to take photos and videos now my workmates want to try it. Thank you Geff for all your knowledge and giving me a fabulous day.

Customer Experience

Hi Joanna, we're so pleased to hear you enjoyed your experience. We appreciate you taking the time to leave such positive feedback and share your photos!

15 April 2025

Recommended

A Flight to Remember!

Holly 5 March 2025

I had the most wonderful time going for a Trial Introductory Flight at Adelaide Soaring Club. The staff were such kind people and the flight was absolutely amazing!! A very big thank you to my instructor Michael and and all the other lovely people I met. Would definitely recommend!

Customer Experience

Hi Holly, thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your kind words and are thrilled to hear about your positive experience!

9 March 2025

Recommended

A unique experience well worth doing

Danielle 8 October 2024

The people involved with the flight were lovely. Was wonderful gliding around the sky. Even did a loop the loop! Wish I had that on camera!

Customer Experience

Hi Danielle, happy to see you have had an easy experience using our website! Hope to assist you again soon!

7 October 2024

Recommended

Glider Flight

Bradley 30 September 2024

Very happy with the experience. Even though the Club had its tow planes grounded they worked around utilising the motored glider. The members were very friendly and helpful

Customer Experience

Hi Bradley, so pleased to see you enjoyed your Gliding Introductory Flight , we appreciate the time you have taken to share your experience!

30 September 2024

Recommended

Glider Experience

Sharna 15 April 2024

We bought this experience for a good friend that is very hard to buy for, and it was perfect! He enjoyed every minute of it, the community involved are all wonderful and helpful. I think we will all be signing up to do this now.

Keerat

Hi Sharna, your feedback is important to us, and we’re so glad to hear that your friend enjoyed the experience!

16 April 2024

Recommended

Gliding Introductory Flight - 3000ft Gawler

Ian 5 February 2024

This was a great experience and the Adelaide Soaring Club made me feel very welcome. The flight was superb and Stuart (my co-pilot) made me feel very safe and at ease. He was very informative and no question asked was considered to be 'dumb'. I would highly reccomend this experience, and can't wait to go up again with this club.

Recommended

Fantastic Gliding experience

Garvan 18 November 2023

Absolutely fantastic experience with a great instructor pilot. Would recommend to everyone to have the experience. A big thanks to Peter and all the ground crew.

Recommended

Glide silently glide down from 3Kf

Mark 12 October 2023

Exhilarating 30mins gently circling in the big blue above Gawler.

Recommended

One off the bucket list, gliding was fantastic

Ron 25 September 2023

Fantastic experience, made possible by a great team of people,

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