Contact Us

Should you wish to contact Magalies Gliding Club you can phone Carol 011 615 2461 or alternatively send an email to gliderflight@webmail.co.za

Directions

Date	Pilot	Distance km	Speed km/h	Aircraft	OLC
2017-07-23	Walter Burki	320.22	97.87	Ventus 2cM/18m	Info
2017-07-23	Sean de Klerk	300.08	101.30	Arcus M	Info
2017-07-23	Dieter Haage	266.50	81.06	Nimbus 3DM	Info
2017-07-23	Jaco Coetzee	238.49	95.04	ASW 20	Info
2017-07-02	Hanno Du Toit	134.47	89.61	ASW 27	Info

Magalies Gliding Club

We offer an “introduction to gliding day”. This includes:- 1) Full day membership to the club and as such you are able to bring family and friends as guests to enjoy the club facilities. 2) Soaring society day membership. 3) One of three introductory flight options. a) A pure Gliding introduction flight. The flight is normally 30 minutes but as it is a weather related sport neither the time of day or duration is guaranteed. b) Or a 30 minute introduction flight in a motorised self launching glider where the glider climbs to altitude and then glides for the rest of the flight. c) Or a 30 minute scenic introduction flight in a motorised glider. You can book any Saturday or Sunday of your choice and an approximate time for the flight through myself, or you can arrive any weekend day at the club at about 10:00am and join the “introduction to gliding day” queue. However the flight would not be booked and may only happen later in the day. You only pay if you fly. If you wish to have an “introduction to gliding day” gift voucher, you must book and pre pay. Please email the payment confirmation to gliderflight@webmail.co.za and I will email the voucher per return. Should the flight not take place for any reason you can rebook for another day or the money is fully refundable. Sorry we do not take credit cards at this stage. The voucher is valid indefinitely but subject to any price adjustments over time. Please bring any food, refreshments, sunscreen and hats you may require for the day. Also some camping chairs and a sun umbrella will add to your comfort. There is a clubhouse with normal facilities for your personal comfort. After flying there is a full bar and a self catering braai facility and we invite you and your friends to the clubhouse to enjoy the evening with us. You can find a detailed breakdown on the costs involved in obtaining a GPL under the costs tab. Contact Mike Atkinson at Email: gliderflight@webmail.co.za

Quintin MaineSunday, July 16th, 2017 at 9:01am

Hi All. Just heard the sad news that Jeff Tabner died yesterday in a tragic gliding accident in the French Alps. When he did not return home from the flight they sent out a search party and he was found in the glider. Ann is devastated and asked to let all Jeff's friends know.

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Magalies Gliding Club shared Jonker Sailplanes's video.Thursday, July 13th, 2017 at 3:24am

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Jonker Sailplanes

CS-22.73 Back to the high speed descend... we received quite some interest in this topic, and published the attached video of the 18m and 21m versions of the JS-MD 1C test program. Despite the sudden acceleration, the wings does not bend as much as we expected, due to their inertia, and the fact that the acceleration is only for a split second. For those who remembered the momentum change formula of dP=F.dt this will make a lot of sense....

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Magalies Gliding Club shared WIRED UK's video.Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 at 8:50pm

WIRED UK

It took Bertrand Piccard 70 hours to fly across the Atlantic ocean in a solar-powered plane. He eats, sleeps, and uses the onboard toilet during the journey in Solar Impulse. Experience what it's like to fly inside the plane with this exclusive tour of the cockpit. Read more about the historic journey here: http://wired.uk/Vzlvy5

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Magalies Gliding Club shared Johan Pretorius's post.Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at 5:35am

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Frank PerssonSaturday, July 8th, 2017 at 11:51pm

Happy birthday Dave mortimer

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Magalies Gliding Club shared Aviation Central's photo.Saturday, July 8th, 2017 at 2:23am

Caption This.

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