Hey really cool video! It looks like you had to go into Winnipeg terminal unless you stayed under 3000ft. If you went in terminal I assume that you had a transponder how is it to get the clearance in class C airspace as a glider? I have been flying around streinbach and I would really love to try gliding. How is it at Winnipeg Gliding Club? It looks like they don't have many gliders is it worth paying the renting fee? Thnaks for sharing that video.
Thanks for liking the video! In Canada, gliders are exempt from the transponder requirement. As for flying within the Winnipeg Terminal airspace: The Winnipeg Gliding Club has a written airspace agreement with Winnipeg Terminal. When the club is active, Terminal gives us a large piece of airspace to the south and southwest that permits us to transit the agreed upon airspace without having to talk to ATC. In exchange, ATC keeps all IFR traffic above or outside our agreed upon airspace, other VFR traffic transiting the area continue to treat the airspace as Class C.
peanut425etac Thanks for replying so quickly! What do you think of the small number of gliders owned by the club? Is it enough to have a good time and quiclky get the license?
***** We have two KR03a gliders for training, a single seat PW-5 and a Single Seat Astir CS. All the club gliders are quite fun, especially when you move up to the PW5 and Astir and start doing cross-country flying. As to how fast a person gets a licence depends largely on the person's motivation, skill and free time to go through the flying lessons and ground school. What is typical is student pilots go solo during the first season, and complete the rest of their solos to achieve the licence requirements early at the beginning of the second season. This is mostly due to the amount of free time someone has to show up and take lessons. If you are already licensed (Private Pilot or higher licence), it is a lot more simple, usually, just a few dual flights are required, then the mandatory requirement to complete 20 solo flights, and a flight test. There is no requirement for Ground School if you are already licensed. However, some Glider Specific ground school is recommended.
Perfect music for the video.
Thanks Phil!
I put a lot of thought in what music is going with the video...
Could not stop dancing.
Hey really cool video! It looks like you had to go into Winnipeg terminal unless you stayed under 3000ft. If you went in terminal I assume that you had a transponder how is it to get the clearance in class C airspace as a glider?
I have been flying around streinbach and I would really love to try gliding. How is it at Winnipeg Gliding Club? It looks like they don't have many gliders is it worth paying the renting fee?
Thnaks for sharing that video.
Thanks for liking the video!
In Canada, gliders are exempt from the transponder requirement.
As for flying within the Winnipeg Terminal airspace: The Winnipeg Gliding Club has a written airspace agreement with Winnipeg Terminal.
When the club is active, Terminal gives us a large piece of airspace to the south and southwest that permits us to transit the agreed upon airspace without having to talk to ATC.
In exchange, ATC keeps all IFR traffic above or outside our agreed upon airspace, other VFR traffic transiting the area continue to treat the airspace as Class C.
peanut425etac Thanks for replying so quickly!
What do you think of the small number of gliders owned by the club? Is it enough to have a good time and quiclky get the license?
***** We have two KR03a gliders for training, a single seat PW-5 and a Single Seat Astir CS.
All the club gliders are quite fun, especially when you move up to the PW5 and Astir and start doing cross-country flying.
As to how fast a person gets a licence depends largely on the person's motivation, skill and free time to go through the flying lessons and ground school.
What is typical is student pilots go solo during the first season, and complete the rest of their solos to achieve the licence requirements early at the beginning of the second season. This is mostly due to the amount of free time someone has to show up and take lessons.
If you are already licensed (Private Pilot or higher licence), it is a lot more simple, usually, just a few dual flights are required, then the mandatory requirement to complete 20 solo flights, and a flight test. There is no requirement for Ground School if you are already licensed. However, some Glider Specific ground school is recommended.