The Goulburn district offer several types of soaring flight including:
Thermal Lift
In the summer months, cloudbase is often at 10,000 ft or more, and
with available air space to 8,500 ft, some good flights are possible.
Hill Soaring
Our field is right alongside the Cookbundoon Range, and when there
is an Easterly wind, we can hill-soar the range until sunset.
Frontal Lift
Being only about 80km from the Coast (as the Glider flies), we often
get a Sea Breeze in the early afternoon, which wedges under the predominantly
Western air, and produces some very spectacular lift in the rising Western
air. We often have to use dive brakes, or fly into sink to avoid intruding
into restricted air space.
Wave Lift
Wave lift is associated with strong winds, and we don't usually fly
in those conditions, but wave is often over our site for those brave enough
to fly on those windy days.