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The following list is of links to American gliding related sites classified by country and organisation. Due to the limitations of the author only english language sites have been included.

BRAZIL

Clubs

Clube Paulista de Planadores: A volunteer-run non-profit society, founded in 1934 as Clube Paulista de Planadores by a group of enthusiasts from the University of Sao Paulo.
Aeroclube de Tatuí: Soaring club located approx 140 km West of São Paulo

CANADA

Clubs

Beaver Valley Soaring: Soaring is the art and science of extracting enough energy from the air to lift and keep a sailplane flying.
Central Ontario Soaring Association 1 Central Ontario Soaring Association 2: Welcome to the Central Ontario Soaring Association (COSA)'s Home Page. Learn to fly sailplanes and experience the beauty and serenity of silent flight.; The Cold Lake Soaring Club is located in northeastern Alberta on the Canadian Air Force Base Cold Lake. Although the club is located on the military base, civilian and military members are welcome.
Gatineau Gliding Club: Here you will find information on the Gatineau Gliding club, the Soaring Association of Canada and member clubs, plus links to other soaring and aviation sites.
Guelph Gliding & Soaring Association: The Guelph Gliding & Soaring Association is a small club of about 30 members located near Elmira, Ontario, Canada.
London Soaring: We are pretty much in winter mode right now, so it's a good idea to call us first before dropping in.
London Soaring Society
Montreal Soaring Council: The Montreal Soaring Council formed on June 25th. 1946 when three clubs, The Canadair Recreation Association, The McGill Gliding Club and The Montreal Gliding Club amalgamated.
Pemberton Soaring Centre: Pemberton Soaring Centre invites visitors and pilots to 'Soar To New Heights' amid the snow-capped mountains rising from the lush, green fertile valley at Pemberton.
Rideau Valley Soaring: The Rideau Valley Soaring Club has been in operation in the Ottawa area for over 20 years, and has all the facilities you need to learn to fly and pursue the enjoyment of flying.
Silver Star Soaring Association: The Silver Star Soaring Association is based in the southern interior of British Columbia centrally located in the Rocky Mountains halfway between Vancouver and Calgary.
SOSA Gliding Club: The SOSA Gliding Club was founded 50 years ago and is one of the oldest gliding clubs in Canada. It is the largest club in the country with more than 150 members.
Toronto Soaring Club: We are a non-profit member-owned club northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, dedicated to training glider pilots and enjoying the sport of soaring.
Vancouver Soaring Association: What The VSA Is All About - a soaring club which has been operating in B.C. for over 30 years.
Winnipeg Gliding Club: The Winnipeg Gliding Club exists to promote gliding in particular and aviation in general and to teach and train persons in the art and science of gliding and navigating and operating all manner of gliders.

Organisations

Ontario Soaring Association: Welcome to the OSA Web Site. This acts as a jump page: to the other Ontario clubs that also have sites.
Royal Canadian Air Cadets: The Royal Canadian Air Cadets is an organization for Canadian youth between the ages of 12 and 19. Over 440 squadrons are located across Canada and range in size from about 20 members to over 200.
Soaring Association of Canada: The Soaring Association of Canada (SAC) is the national association for glider pilots in Canada. It was incorporated in 1945 and is a non-profit amateur sports association.

CHILE

Clubs

Club de Planeadores de Santiago: Chile, Andes Mountains... the best soaring site in South America!!! In the heart of Santiago there is a beautiful place to enjoy the most exciting sport of soaring all year long. This is "Club de Planeadores de Santiago".

MEXICO

Information

UNITED STATES

Clubs

Adrian Soaring Club: The Adrian Soaring Club is one of the oldest soaring clubs in the U.S., having been founded in 1935 as the Toledo Glider Club.
Albuquerque Soaring Club: Albuquerque Soaring Club flies out of Moriarty, New Mexico, site of some of the best soaring conditions in the United States.
Arizona Soaring: Soaring! Experience the Pure Joy of Flight at the World Famous Estrella Soaring Site.
Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California: Welcome to the home page of The Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California, Ltd.
Bay Area Soaring Associates: BASA is an organization of Pilots who love to fly in high performance sailplanes. BASA has been based in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost 30 years.
Bermuda High Soaring School: Bermuda High Soaring School is a flight training facility totally dedicated to promoting all aspects of the sport of soaring.
Blackhawk Soaring Club: The Blackhawk Soaring Club is a chapter of The Soaring Society Of America. Our purpose is to foster and enjoy the sport of soaring.
Blue Bayou Soaring Society: Blue Bayou Soaring Society (BBSS) operates at Picayune Pearl River County Airport (PCU), Picayune, MS, every weekend weather permitting.
Brandywine Soaring: The Brandywine Soaring Association (BSA) soars over the beautiful and historic Pennslyvania and Delaware countryside nourished by the meandering Brandywine River.
Caprock Soaring Club: The Caprock Soaring Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the pursuit and promotion of the sport. We operate out of Littlefield Municipal Airport on the South Plains of Texas.
Caracole Soaring: Welcome to the Caracole Soaring home page. Our location offers the best year-round soaring conditions in the world and is home to the world altitude record.
Central California Soaring Club: Excellent soaring conditions most of the year along the coastal range of California and the San Joaquin Valley as well as flights reaching the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Central Jersey Soaring Club: The Central Jersey Soaring Club is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the sport of sailplane flying. We own four gliders, ranging from a two-place trainer to a high performance, single place, fiberglass ship.
Central Ohio Soaring Association: C.O.S.A. is a working club of members who enjoy the pleasure and skill of flying sailplanes (gliders). A Working club means that everyone participates in supporting the member whose turn it is to fly.
Chilhowee Gliderport: Chilhowee offers natural scenic beauty and a sailplane site that offers year round soaring with good thermals Spring through Fall, and excellent ridge lift Fall through Spring, and Winter wave flying.
Colarado Uni Soaring Club: The CU Soaring Club currently flies at the Colorado Soaring Association's Owl Canyon Gliderport location just north of Ft. Collins.
Columbia Basin Soaring Association: The Columbia Basins Soaring Association (CBSA) promotes interest and participation in soaring activities in the Columbia Basin region of Southeastern Washington State.
Danielson Soaring Association: Located half way between Worchester, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut Danielson airport is home to a group of soaring enthusiasts who fly a Schweitzer 2-33A 2 place trainer.
Elsinore Valley Soaring Club: Elsinore Valley Soaring Club is a small soaring club founded in 1952 at Lake Elsinore, California. In 1980, after a large flood of the lake, the club moved to Hemet Ryan Airport, Hemet.
Fault Line Flyers: We are the Fault Line Flyers - a club with members from the Austin area organized for the purpose of promoting interest and the participation in the sport of soaring.
Finger Lakes Soaring Club: FLS is what used to be known as The Rochester Soaring Club. We are a not-for-profit organization, formed to promote the sport of soaring.
Greater Boston Soaring Club: This is the home page of the Greater Boston Soaring Club, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping its members
Greater Houston Soaring Association: The Greater Houston Soaring Association is a club made up of members from all around the Houston area organized for the purpose of educating the public and its members about the sport of soaring.
High Country Soaring: High Country Soaring Minden, Nevada. It is situated in the Sierra Mountains, an area world renowned for it's soaring conditions.
IIT Soaring Club: The IIT Soaring Club flies out of Hinckley Airport, west of the Chicago metropolitan area.
LA Soar: A member owned, not for profit, SSA Chapter soaring club, Louisiana Regional Airport, Gonzales, Louisiana.
Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association: The Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association (M-ASA) is a soaring club located in the Maryland / Pennsylvania area of the Mid-Atlantic region.
MIT Soaring Association: The MIT Soaring Association is non-profit soaring club near Boston, MA, open to everybody interested in soaring.
Montana Soaring Society: The Montana Soaring Society is a group of sailplane pilots interested in promoting safe and fun soaring in Montana.
North Carolina Soaring Association: The club was founded in 1983, and has been located on Harnett County municipal airport since 1986.
Northern California Soaring Association: The Northern California Soaring Association is the combination of the the Ames Soaring Club and the Northern California Soaring Association.
North Valley Aviation: North Valley Aviation, LLC, located at the Montague-Yreka Airport, is a full-service Aerotow Gliding and Flight Training Facility.
Omaha Soaring Club
Orange County Soaring Association: The Orange County Soaring Association is a non-profit organization established in 1959 to promote and teach soaring and provide soaring activities for association members and their families.
Pacific Soaring Council: The Pacific Soaring Council, Inc. (PASCO) is a non-profit organization which exists to serve the regional soaring community in Northern California and Nevada.
Penn State Soaring: The primary mission of the Penn State Soaring Club is to provide quality flight instruction at the lowest possible cost.
Peak Soaring, Inc: A full-service sailplane operation open year-round and located at Fremont County Airport in Colorado.
Red Wing Soaring Association: Red Wing Soaring Association is a nonprofit club consisting of approximately 40 members. We are located at Benson's Airport in White Bear Lake, MN.
Sandhill Soaring Club: The Sandhill Soaring Club (SSC) is a cooperative, nonprofit organization that exists to provide an opportunity for its members to learn to fly gliders and to enjoy the sport of soaring at moderate cost.
Silverado Soarinc: The purpose of this corporation is to educate the members in aviation, aviation safety techniques and soaring, and to provide the members with the benefits and pleasures of flying and soaring.
Sky Sailing: Soaring is the sport of flying sailplanes (also known as Gliders). Sky Sailing offers glider rides, rentals and instruction.
Skyline Soaring Club: Come soar with us over the beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley. Skyline Soaring Club is located at Valor Field, New Market, Virginia.
Soar Hollister: Soar Hollister is the local soaring adventure center for the Monterey Bay and San Francisco Bay Area. We are located on the Hollister Airport.
Soar Trukee: Soar Truckee nestles in a valley of the Sierra Mountains, at an altitude of 5900ft.
Soaring Center of Connecticut: Come and enjoy the soaring with us at Soaring Center of Connecticut.
Southern Eagles Soaring: Southern Eagles Soaring is a private club operation located in western Georgia at La Grange/Callaway Airport, La Grange, GA.; Springwood Soaring Association, based at Springwood Gliderport near Buchanan, VA, provides its members with access to the closest humans can come to pure flight - soaring.
Texas Soaring Association: A non-profit corporation devoted to the development of soaring flight . A soaring club, maintained and operated by the voluntary efforts of its members.
Tucson Soaring Club: The Tucson Soaring Club (TuSC) formed in November of 1967 and operated out of Ryan Field. There were 25 charter members.
Utah Soaring Association: The Utah Soaring Association is a 45 member club based out of the beautiful Heber Valley Airport.
Valley Soaring Association: The Valley Soaring Association (previously known as the Vacaville Soaring Association) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1985 at Vacaville California.
Valley Soaring Club: Valley Soaring is a not-for-profit club dedicated to promoting the sport of soaring. The club operates at Randall Airport, Middletown, NY.
Vultures Soaring Club: We are located at Marlette airport which is 50 miles North of Detroit. We are fortunate to operate both a winch and aerotow for launching.
Willamette Valley Soaring Club: The Willamette Valley Soaring Club is a non-profit organization centered in Portland, Oregon and dedicated to the sport of soaring (flying gliders).
29 Palms Soaring Club: The 29 Palms Soaring Club is located in the scenic California high desert at 29 Palms County Airport. The town of Twentynine Palms is located only a short distance from wonderful Joshua Tree National Park.

Organisations

For more information on CASA contact Bruce Mitchell or call 512-447-7248.
L33 Solo Owners' Unofficial Association: If you have come here to find information on the LET L33 Sólo Glider, then you have made it to the right place.
National Soaring Museum: The mission of the National Soaring Museum is to preserve and present the heritage of motorless flight, and to promote, through education, a greater knowledge of gliding, soaring, among public in general.
Sailplane Racing Association: Sailplane Racing Association Home Page
Soaring Society of America: The Soaring Society of America is an organization that developed in 1932 to foster and promote all phases of soaring, both nationally and internationally.
Vintage Sailplane Association: The Purpose of the Vintage Sailplane Association (VSA) is to promote the acquision, restoration and flying of vintage sailplanes by its members.
Vintage Sailplane Association Archives: This site has been created by me, Raul Blacksten, the VSA Archivist. As such, it contains the VSA Archives as well as my interest in the history of soaring.
1-26 Association: As the first One Design organization in soaring, the 1-26 Association is dedicated to promoting fun, challenging, safe and inexpensive flying for pilots of all skill levels from beginner to world champion.

Information

Marske Flying Wings: This web site is interested in all Marske Gliders.
Minnesota Soaring Super Site: I assume you are interested in Soaring but have little knowledge of the sport and thus don't know where to start.
Sailplane Homebuilders Workshop: At the National Soaring Museum, Harris Hill, New York, Friday July 18th to Sunday July 20th 1997.
Schreder HP-11A: The HP-11 was designed by Richard Schreder in 1962 as a high-performace racing sailplane.
Soaring Server (SSA): Welcome to the Soaring Society of America's Homepage. The purpose of the Society is to foster and promote all phases of gliding and soaring, nationally and internationally.
Soaring Sites by State: These indexes were generated from information that was made electronically available by the Soaring Society of America, Inc.
Soaring Sites Index: This is a searchable list of soaring sites around the world. All of the USA, the UK, and a bit of Canada are now covered, but very little else.
Soaring Symposia Archive: This web site contains the published works of the organization Soaring Symposia. It's goal was to help educate pilots in advanced cross country/competition soaring.
SoarWest: SoarWest covers soaring in the Western US. Soaring in full size gliders and with Radio Controlled models.
The 1998 SSA Annual Convention: The Convention will be held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. The convention hotel will be the DoubleTree Hotel at the Lloyd Center with convenient access from Portland International Airport.
The "Unofficial" Woodstock Homepage: The Woodstock is a plans built, wood and fabric glider designed by the late Jim Maupin of California.
Thirty Thousand Feet - Aviation Links: Extensive list of Sailplanes & Soaring links.
"Victor Mike" Soaring Photo Album: Take some "time out" to enjoy a few of my soaring photos. Soaring is one of the most frustrating and rewarding hobbies that I've seen.

Manufacturers and Suppliers

Aerox: Freqently Asked Questions and Factoids about oxygen systems and Flying.
Blanik America, Inc: Since 1988, Blanik America has been committed to promoting soaring through providing customers with the best quality glider purchase packages, in addition to proven service supplying spare parts to Blanik glider owners.
Cambridge Aero Instruments: Cambridge Aero Instruments has a track record of innovative design and reliability. We've been building variometers since 1972 and Navigation computers since 1981.
Husky Aerotows: If you need an extra towplane while yours is in for repair, or for a contest or a special event let me know.
Jim Maupin, Ltd.: Jim Maupin, Ltd. glider designs are classic combinations of simplicity, beauty and performance.
LAK-12 Imex America, Inc.: LAK-12 The world's most affordable high performance sailplane. Built with pride by Sportine Aviacija.
NH Aviation: NH Aviation is an aviation consultant group specializing in the development and marketing of soaring products and technologies, with an emphasis on the PW-5 World Class Glider.
Russia Sailplanes Inc.: The most affordable new sailplane on the market today!; Our primary goal is to develop and produce America's first composite high performance sailplane. The Scimitar 1 prototype flew in the last world gliding championships.
Stemme USA, Inc: Stemme GmbH manufactures light aircraft and aircraft components as well as providing service for aircraft production and development.
Strong Enterprises: We are the oldest and largest manufacturer of general aviation parachute equipment in the United States.; Sales of various gliding paraphernalia.

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