Hunter Valley Gliding Club in Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia | Sport & recreation

Hunter Valley Gliding Club

Locality: Warkworth, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: (02) 9534 2884

Address: Comleroi Rd 2330 Warkworth, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.hvgc.com.au/

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25.01.2022 This one for Carl Hoogland It flys again.

25.01.2022 The SCGC Jantar moved on to pastures greenish.

24.01.2022 Paul and Damien about to go for GGEs first ridge soaring at Gloucester Neil running the wing.

22.01.2022 A nice looking group of club gliders out today. The DG, Duo and Discus 2b

21.01.2022 I know the Dart and Nymph are pretty. But this Slingsby Petrel is just a stunner....

21.01.2022 Final Results - As tradition dictates, the Final Presentation Dinner is held at Carrol Gap Farmhouse. A packed verandah congratulated the following winners in ...their respective classes: Club class: 1st Paul Dickson 2nd David Pickles 3rd Vic Hatfield & Ian McPhee Standard class: 1st Allan Barnes 2nd Kel Burgess 3rd Christian Linnet 15m class: 1st Allan Barnes 2nd David Turner 3rd Kel Burgess 18m/Open class: 1st Bruce Taylor 2nd Mac Ichikawa 3rd Brad Edwards Congratulations!

21.01.2022 GIE back at Gloucester for the week

21.01.2022 Nice Libelle flown by Adam Bland at Warkworth last weekend.

21.01.2022 Another winter flying day at HVGC James Moffat and I went for a fly and had a bit of an eagle encounter

21.01.2022 Paul working a 1knot thermal 30km from narromine trying to get enough height to get home. He did, just, but it was too marginal and not safe, too much sink on t...rack. So we landed at a disused runway at Happy Valley. The farmer has a fence across the middle of the runway to split in to paddocks. But half is still enough for a safe landing if you know about and avoid the fence. Paul got us down safe and sound for an easy retrieve by the up and coming HVGC A team of retrieves Carl and Shawn. https://www.facebook.com/1000037285957//2086829114784688/

20.01.2022 One of the coolest hangars I have ever seen. Literally a Lazy Susan for gliders

19.01.2022 Last Sunday Jim and Alan flew Nixus in the wave. The total flight distance exceed 2400km, but the OLC valid distance was 2270km, with an average speed of 223kph.... Within this flight Jim declared a 750km out and return task and set the new US open class multiseat record with a speed of 215kph. Jackie Payne put this video together with some astonishing images took by Alan Coombs,Enjoy it! https://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-/gliding/flightinfo.html https://www.ssa.org/RecordDetail.asp?RecordId=7649

19.01.2022 I promised Shawn to get above the clouds and we did In wave again.

19.01.2022 The glider sitting behind the tug on 04 bitumin is UKU an unusual view for Carl Hoogland

18.01.2022 KM FORM2 going well should be back for the weekend...

18.01.2022 Good start to the spring

18.01.2022 On Sept. 2, 2018, for the third time in one week, the volunteers of @Airbus Perlan Mission II set a new world altitude record, soaring the engineless Perlan 2 s...pace glider to a pressure altitude of 76,124 feet / 23,202 meters. That altitude surpasses even the maximum recorded altitude in level flight of the United States Air Forces famous U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft: 73,737 feet, flown by pilot Jerry Hoyt on Apr. 17, 1989. Official record by FAI is GPS altitude 74,334 feet / 22,657 meters. #AirbusPerlanMission II See more

16.01.2022 I’m sure Carl left his glider there somewhere?

14.01.2022 End of another great day of hooning along the ridge at 100kts in the new DG. I got the hang of this now. If youre not here, you missed out...

14.01.2022 Winners are Grinners - Day 5. Winners for the 5th day of competition (L to R) were David Pickles (AY), Mac Ichikawa (1M) & Allan Barnes (S7). Drinks are on them!

13.01.2022 Some photos from Warkworth last weekend with our new two seater VH-XQY Puchazc.

13.01.2022 One of the coolest things Ive done since I took custodianship of Cobra 15 VH-GHW was getting together with John Zoanetti and his lovely VH-JZO in 2016 at Warkworth.

13.01.2022 Soaring the ridge at Gloucester again today with Paul Jacobsohn Nice to see our own shadow on the trees..

13.01.2022 Thermals to 7000ft Wave to 9000+ Then down on the ridge at 100knots A good start to Gloucester with Luke from CCSC his longest highest flight ever, I think he was happy

11.01.2022 Launching in GIE at Narromine Gliding Club Photo stolen from James Moffat He’s not allowed to share....

11.01.2022 Glider face masks for sale! Washable mask with nose bridge, with a pocket to put in your own filter. Gliders can be one colour or a mixture.... 6.50 including 2nd class postage to the UK. Price for postage overseas will differ of course! For enquiries, contact: [email protected]

11.01.2022 New to us! RAAFRGCs new trainer, SZD-50 Puchacz VH-XQY, thanks to HVGC for taking such good care of her & letting us give her a new home.

10.01.2022 A great effort from Carl today in his Jantar Up there with the ventus and beating us fair and square in the Duo. Nice one Carl

10.01.2022 Captain Boris posing for a nice picture with JV!

10.01.2022 A few more pictures from Gloucester this year. It was a good week

10.01.2022 Stunning drone footage of the camp at Gloucester HVGC CCSC and Richmond gliders Image by Angus Suter GIE and CQR in that lineup

10.01.2022 They start tug pilots young at Leeton

08.01.2022 Todays outing was another 3 hrs including thermal, wave and ridge flying. This time in the Jantar single seater. Had to let Boris and Grant have a go in GIE. Only managed to get the wave to a bit below 10,000 but the DG1000m got to FL180. Nice to fly the Jantar for a change.

08.01.2022 Damian trying out ridge flying in the clubs new DG1001 at Gloucester NSW. It looks like he was having fun!

08.01.2022 G is very happy to be holding a printed copy of the Soaring Engine volume three If you would like to do the same buy a copy from www.navboys.com

07.01.2022 A life extension is a deep inspection of the aircraft - much more so than the annual inspection. This is when you address all the little things that youve been putting off for a while.

06.01.2022 To by dobry dzie!

06.01.2022 Quelque chose pour ceux qui aiment les beaux avions.

05.01.2022 Winners are Grinners - D6. Not yet fellas! Just one more day to go before you can hook in. The penultimate day's winners (L to R) are: Bruce Taylor (QR) Allan... Barnes (S7), & David Pickles (AY) See more

05.01.2022 The Nymph last weekend at Warkworth.

05.01.2022 Winners are Grinners - D4. Winners gracing the podium on the fourth day are (L to R) Paul Dickson (UKC) in Club, Mac Ichikawa (1M) in 18/Open and David Turner (RT) in Std/15m. Congratulations gentlemen!

05.01.2022 Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to fly aircraft exceeding the speed of sound, has died at the age of 97. Posted on Chuck Yeager's Twitter account It is w/ pr...ofound sorrow, I must tell you that my life love General Chuck Yeager passed just before 9pm ET. An incredible life well lived, America’s greatest Pilot, & a legacy of strength, adventure, & patriotism will be remembered forever. Fr@Victoria Yeager See more

04.01.2022 A flying Jaskolka in Poland. Ian Bogaard still has one of these as a long term project. Thanks for the images Thomasz... The video of rigging and maiden flight is well worth watching. https://youtu.be/KUyPnuEvA5I

04.01.2022 Club News, Hi all, Last Saturday the club AGM was held with the incumbent committee members being re elected, your committee is;... Ian (Henry) Ford, President Duncan Tchakalian, Acting Secretary & OIC Phil Brown, Treasurer Chris Madden, Safety Member Paul Tridgell, CFI In other news, Im pleased to announce that the club has secured SZD-50 Puchacz VH-XQY from Hunter Valley Gliding Club to act as our new two seat training glider. Additionally Pauls new Bearhawk has now arrived and is in the process of being unpacked & checked prior to assembly. There will be lots to do with the Bearhawk, exciting times ahead for the club. Phil

04.01.2022 GIE back at Cootamundra for some antisocial distancing

04.01.2022 Whomever wrote the angle of arrival paragraph has obviously never landed an HP-14 with 90 degrees of flaps! LOL

03.01.2022 This isn't my photo, but it's too good not to share.

03.01.2022 Back to the warrumbungles with Paul again A much harder day than expected we went early to be on track and regretted it

03.01.2022 An illustration of the importance of retracting your undercarriage before ridge soaring. From the Dickson brothers. Paul on the ridge with a camera and Andrew flying the glider.

02.01.2022 Funny even for an atheist

02.01.2022 Flight trace from an Arcus M

02.01.2022 THE MOTTO OF MY LIFE :-)

02.01.2022 Some images from Shawn Armitage yesterday. 30 gliders launched into an ok looking day, but it was trickier than it looked. The paddock retrieve of the club duo meant pushing it 500m across a soft stubble paddock. The trailer can be seen in the distance in one photo. Thanks Shawn Armitage

02.01.2022 I know I’m biased but the early Duos are really good to look at in the air. They fly well too.

01.01.2022 ** COVID-19 UPDATE ** The Competition is still currently scheduled to run from 13 February to 20 February inclusive, and will be subject to all appropriate COVI...D-19 safety protocols. With only 5 weeks remaining before the start of the Competition we urge you all to get your entries in ASAP. Should the competition not go ahead for any reason 100% refunds will be provided. We are currently living in extraordinary times and we need to be cautious and mindful of the dangers associated with the spread of COVID-19. To date Narromine has remained 100% COVID free and our aim is to ensure that situation does not change due to our competition. This places an emphasis on ALL competitors and support teams to act responsibly and ensure they are COVID-19 free before venturing into the Narromine region. This is purely for the safety of all competitors, staff and residents associated with this competition. The Competition will run from 13 February to 20 February inclusive, with onsite registration available from Saturday 13 February 2021. Official Practice Day is Sunday 14 February 2021. The competition will be a single class event for both 20m 2 Seat Class gliders and Sports/Open Class which is literally ANY 2 Seat Glider from a K13, Pipistrel, DG505 through to a Nimbus 3/4DM or ASH 25/30. The competition will be ballasted and run in accordance with the GFA National Competition Rules and will employ the GFA National MultiClass Handicaps. We welcome all pilots and crew to Narromine for 8 days of fun, safe, and fair competition.

01.01.2022 Some nice photos at Narromine this evening from Carl Hoogland