A friendly non-profit club, founded in 1986, flying from Birch Hills Airport. We are affiliated with the Soaring Association of Saskatchewan and Soaring Association of Canada.
Gliding is a team sport. It takes a crew to launch a glider, and members keep the cost of flying low by pitching in: driving the winch, running a wing, looking after the gliders and the field.
Three gliders: a two-seat trainer and two single-seaters.
Two-seat trainer
Where every first flight and lesson happens. Steel-tube fuselage with wood and fabric wings, designed by Rudolf Kaiser as a trainer.
Single-seater
One of the most loved and best-handling gliders ever made. A classic wooden sailplane, also a Rudolf Kaiser design, with an all-flying tailplane.
Single-seater
An early fibreglass sailplane with a 17-metre wing, a T-tail and a retractable wheel. The highest performer of the three.
A best glide of 26:1 means 26 metres forward for every metre of height lost: about 16 km from a 2,000 ft launch in still air. Minimum sink is how slowly the glider descends when flown for time aloft.