Gliding Australia Magazine

Max Scutchings Junior World Gliding Champion

True ChampionsMax Scutchings from Adelaide Soaring Club is the new Club Class Junior World Gliding Champion after his outstanding performance at the Junior World Gliding Championships in Aalen-Elchingen, Germany.The championships were held from 1 to 14 August 2026 in Club and…

Competitions

Max Scutchings Junior World Gliding Champion

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Features

Chasing Glory - Morning Glory Season 26

ABOVE: One of the better formed clouds that we had this year. By…

Features

Bunyan Wave Camp The Highs and Lows

By Rick Agnew “Some say that he is terrified by the ground, that he…

Club News

Around the Clubs November 2026

Darling Downs Soaring ClubCome and get it trophy - the sequel has…

Training

Fatal Spiral Dive - The Accident, The…

By Christopher Thorpe A fatal spiral dive accident offers critical…

Features

Poland – An Unexpected Gem for Glider Pilots

ABOVW and BELOW: Lumpy Paterson flew a JS3 in 18m Class. By Phil…

Features

THE BASICS OF WAVE FLYING

The Canberra Gliding Club Bunyan Wave Camp is scheduled for 19-27…

Features

Come and Get It Trophy

By Leonard Freitag A week before the Melbourne Gliding Club Christmas…

Club News

Adelaide University Gliding Club - 50th…

Adelaide University Gliding ClubPhotos from the recent AUGC 50th…

From GAus

Airworthiness

The Airworthiness Panel

What it does for you Who are the RMAs?Standing: Scott Johnson (QLD…

Operations

SOARING DEVELOPMENT

Nominations for SDP positionsIn accordance with MOSP 4, each year,…

Airworthiness

Women’s Replacement of Component Course

By Louise Sinclair I participated in the Women’s Replacement of…

Operations

PROGRESS BEHIND THE SCENES

Better information, earlier action and improved feedback to members…

Safety

Powered Sailplane Airstarts

Threat and Error Management By Pat Barfield Picture this: You are in…

Safety

LOOKING BACK - BUILDING FORWARD

In my seagoing career I often worked in inherently hazardous…

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