GNZ Newsletter February 2026
From the president
Welcome to February, 2026
January is the busiest month of the year for our pilots, clubs & soaring centres and the weather has been mostly good (we won't talk about the rain up North or down South)
We have enjoyed club, regional and national activities galore!
Hence I have an abundance of stories and great photos to share.
And the best part is, summer is not over yet. There is still plenty more awesome flying to be had.
On a more sombre note many of you will be aware of the accident that occurred at the Omarama Youth Soaring Development Camp. Hannariina handled a difficult in-air emergency situation with admirable composure. She did however sustain some serious injuries. We all wish her well for a full and speedy recovery.
Nigel Davy
GNZ President
Breaking News
Dane Does it Again
100km FAI Triangle at 265.5 kph!
Here is the report from the man himself:
Yesterday 29 January I broke the 15m 100km FAI triangle speed world record (again) in the Ben Ohau wave system flying out of Omarama. On my 6th attempt at the task at around 1:30pm I completed the triangle within the allowable 1000m height differential in 22 min 42 sec for a speed of 265.5 kph.
Although I had broken the record in late November using my Ventus 2a, there were a few aspects of the flight I wasn’t happy with and I knew I could go even faster. As it was, I beat my November task time by 26 seconds.
Yesterday (29 January) was probably first half-decent wave day since my flight 2 months ago, and through fortuitous circumstance, I was able to be in Omarama ready to take another stab to see if I could better my speed.
This time I was graciously able to make use of Warren’s AS 33 Es (ZC) in 15m mode (thank you Warren, Derek!) which allows a MAUW of 550 kg for a wing loading around 63 kg/m2.
And wow does that glider go fast fully laden — With its more modern aerodynamics than the V2a and a very comfortable cockpit and high-speed characteristics, my flight yesterday somehow felt easier than November, even though the wave system was weaker with wind slightly south of west and not extending so high.
I’m already half-way through the paperwork to get this record claim ratified and G has had a good look at everything in the flight log so I’m optimistic the claim goes smoothly.
Using the AS 33 I think even higher speeds (290?) are possible for the 100 km triangle, but I might try my hand at something a bit longer than 22 minutes next time!
Thank you also to Luca for aero-towing, Kieran for wing running, Terry for the amazing TPs, and especially G Dale for being OO.
-Dane
Congratulations
KATRINA MERRIFIELD
Conversion to the DG-100. Enjoy!
KEVIN JOHNSON
Conversion to the Discus 2.
BRONWEN KLAAS
300km out & return Diamond Goal flight from Drury
JUSTIN WILLS & LUCA McGREGOR
1,104kms in 12hrs 7 mins. Deserves a drink. Cheers!
IAN ENGLAND
First solo! A flight to remember.
DAVID RATTEE
First outlanding
From the winners are grinners files - the Club Class Nationals and Drury Enterprise Contest
DANE DICKENSON
Winner of the Club Class Nationals
PAT DRIESSEN
Winner of the Drury Enterprise Contest
Club Class Nationals & Drury Enterprise - Contest Report
Ross Gaddes
An insight into organising a contest
Ross Gaddes reports
As these two events rapidly approached the usual panic took place to try and kick the details into place. At this stage it was Anton Lawrence, Wayne Thomas and I involved. We had some promises but, hey, things can change, so we started by soliciting commitment. The main player of course was Rob Lyon who had expressed an interest in the CD role. He has been mostly domiciled in Denmark so it was with great relief to Anton and I that he was still keen and even excited to spend a week of his NZ Xmas break in Drury. Wayne was also working hard with various groups to secure the use of an extra 3 towplanes to complete the team. This was proving difficult as Russells Carbon Cub was not released to normal operation (homebuilt rules) and other options were becoming scarcer. This is why it is so important to enter these competitions early because it’s a nightmare to predict entry numbers. Once about 16-18 had put their names down I estimated about 25 finally turning up – so 4 planes was a must have.
Once Paul Castle (launch and grid), Tim Bromhead (weather), Steve Wallace (tasking for club class) and Allen Pendergrast (radio) committed it became a lot clearer that we were moving forwards successfully. We also got Rob to help with scoring which is all so important with the club class format. About the only thing proving a challenge was the meals and dinners situation. Anton decided that we can do a basic self-catering as long as everyone shared some of the load.
The 2nd Jan was the practice day and some had good flights while Anton and Rob got some serious planning in place. Then CEB dropped a cylinder – Wayne really pulled all stops and Tauranga agreed to assist us in the emergency with PNE. We also managed to get MAV up from Hastings. Dane flew his Cub (microlight) from Omarama, so we soon had our tow aircraft sorted – no easy feat and Wayne looked really stressed by the competition day start. Thanks especially to those tow plane owners.
Saturday 3rd Jan
The day was deemed not flyable, but this allowed for more planning and settling. On Sunday 4th we had a task for the Club Class and a loose idea for enterprise. Enterprise is easier as it was never intended to be too complicated or even that fair. Just fly as far as possible and do the occasional task to increase your distance score and, most of all, have fun and increase your skills.
Sunday 4th Jan
This was a reasonable day for both classes. Light winds meant a 204/325 km AAT task was set with 3 turn-points that took the field past Matamata and west of the Waikato River. This went well and most got around ok. The winner was Dane Dickinson with John Coutts and Steve Wallace to complete the rostrum. Pat Driessen took out the best Enterprise distance with 428 Km and the total km for the 12 pilots in that comp totalled 2624Km using WeGlide. Terry Delore and David Johnson were following up closely.
Monday 5th Jan
Looking better than the previous day. CC was set as an out and return racing task to Kinleith and back. As this is just over 300km it was an opportunity to achieve a 300k badge flight. For the Enterprise it was pretty much open distance and some great flights were had down past Kinleith and some got well down the country into the Tongariro district. CC was won by Dane with Mark Wilson and Tim Bromhead (flying OP as Hors Course). The Enterprise category was won by Pat (538 km) again with Terry Delore and David Johnson close behind.
Pat's 538km flight
Tuesday 6th Jan
This day was also flyable but not quite as good as the previous. For Club a 214/335 AAT task down into the similar area as the previous day was set. 6 of the 10 pilots got around with John Coutts winning with 267Km at 81 kph. Dane and Steve Wallace followed up. In Enterprise, Pat followed by David and Conal Edwards/Geoff Gaddes in the Arcus BF. Pat did 438 Km as far south as Centennial Park, to gain some bonus points.
Maungatautari mountain
Wednesday 7th Jan
Still good flying conditions so for Club Class a 304 km Racing task was set. John won the day with Steve in 2nd and a newcomer on the rostrum was Ben Sly. Ben is very new to the competition scene and is just a youngster, so it was great to see him close behind two world class pilots. He should be very happy as this competition has some exceptionally good pilots in it. For Enterprise another great day soaring using the sea and Finn’s Corner (aptly named after the “famous” Piako pilot – Ian Finlayson). Pat (457 Km) won again with Nigel McPhee and Derek Kraak following closely behind.
Ben Sly after a good day in the office
Thursday 8th Jan
Another good day (sort of) – more SW winds but a racing task of 266 Km was set for the CC. This used the Kaimais a lot and presented a challenge to get back to Drury in a stiffening wind. Still 6 pilots finished and John won it with 102 kph. Not bad for an ASW20 with no water and a stiff headwind. Dane and Steve were close behind. The Enterprise folk had a good day on the ridge and Derek won with 326 Km and Ross (me) and Pat following up. Engines were a handy thing today, but the Club Class folk managed superbly.
World Champion John Coutts enjoying the nostalgia of Drury flying
Friday 9th January
Another day with brisk SW wind, a low cloud base and weak climbs to challenge our pilots. A 272 Km racing task was set with turn points mainly along the Kaimai ridge and back to Drury. Tim B won the day (103 kph) with John (99 kph) and Dane (89 kph) close behind. Enterprise was won by Pat with 491 Km with myself and Derek following up. An interesting feature of this day was some wave setting up at Fin’s corner, some even got to the airspace ceiling of 6500’ (myself included). This helped to get home as the strong west wind made the way home look really desperate later in the day.
On track to Drury, 58km to run, 6,000ft and a 45kt headwind in an unballasted club class glider.
Saturday 10th Jan
Increasing stability and lots of cloud put an end to any competition this day. I think we were all happy to take a day off and prepare for a return home. The prize giving and BBQ was put on by Marion Moody who offered to assist for the final meal – this now became a late lunch and was really well received. Marion has been a legend over the years, so it was awesome to see her and Dave out at the club and participating in preparing a great meal as well. So a big thank you to them for helping at late notice.
Summary
NZ Club Class Nationals
Although I was in the Enterprise Comp, it was blatantly obvious that the quality of the pilots in the Club Class was exceptional. John has won a World Championship and has come close to winning at least another as well. He has many event wins under his belt. Dane also has many achievements both in Europe and NZ. Add Steve Wallace and Mark Wilson to the list and I don’t think I have seen a line up as skilled in any NZ Nationals. The fact it was Club Class is reassuring, proving that this event is well worth continuing with – held in the North Island at least.
On behalf of the Auckland Gliding Club, it has been a huge honour to host this event, and I am so glad the weather (reluctantly) gave us some great racing. Of interest also was the fact some noticeably young and new pilots from Auckland Aviation Sports and the Auckland Gliding Club got to test the water at the deep end. My hat is off to Ben, Luke and Angelie - they will have progressed hugely by jumping in at the deep end.
Auckland's up and coming junior pilots (Luke & Angie in the centre)
Results - Club Class
1st - HM: Dane Dickinson, WLN Standard Libelle 201B 4,703 points
2nd - KT: Steven Wallace, AAV Mosquito 4,351 points
3rd - VC: John Coutts ,ASW 20 4,323 points
Auckland Enterprise Competition
Our regular Enterprise event was also successful. Despite hoping that we would get some flights west and south of Hamilton we still did lots of kilometres of real soaring. Flying up the Coromandel Peninsular, to Galatea and Ruapehu and all around the Waikato, again it was a great week.
Completely unfair of course, but Pat is undoubtably in his element here and it shows. Thanks especially to the support from Derek Kraak and Terry Delore as well as our regular David Johnson.
1st - Pat Dreissen
2nd - Derek Kraak
3rd - Ross Gaddes
These positions are great but really it is all about fun and trying to increase our skills. It is also a great chance to show off our club, the facilities and atmosphere, especially the camaraderie of the Auckland Gliding Club. We can’t do these events without massive support from the likes of Paul Castle, Rob Lyon, Allen Pendergrast, Wayne Thomas and many others. If I’ve not mentioned someone, please forgive me but no one is under appreciated – take my word for that.
Rob Lyon - Contest Director
Top Gun Mountain Soaring Course
Top Gun Mountain Soaring Course
An interview with 'Windsock' by Rod Stuart
Neil Allison has the most amazing beard and when he stands on the runway you can easily tell which way the wind is blowing. It is little wonder they call him Windsock! Neil really learnt a lot flying in ‘Top Gun’ and was an obvious choice for an interview that gets us right inside this amazing event ~ this is his story.
Top Gun, Neil Allison, going through his cockpit checks before take-off in Omarama.
Q: How did you end up flying in a Top Gun course?
A: I was reviewing Canterbury turn points (waypoints) with Terry Delore. He told me Hadleigh was organising an advanced mountain flying course in Omarama and I should go. Before I knew it, I was signed up!
Q: Who organised this event?
A: The Omarama Soaring Centre (OSC) hosted the event. Hadleigh organised this first Top Gun Mountain Soaring Course with help from Dane Dickinson and many others.
Q: What were your expectations before arriving in Omarama?
A: All the participants had a zoom meeting with introductions and ‘the lay of the land’ was explained.
Dane was lead coach and gave us a theory lecture. He told us how he saw the days would pan out and gave us homework ~ learning place names, way points and land outs. Leading the charge! Dane explained about how ‘lead and follow’ is to be taken very seriously by both. We were told to get in touch with our coach and tell them what you want to achieve. I knew the next few days would be focused and interesting!
Q: Who was your coach and team members?
A: Terry and Conal from Auckland in the Ash, Brett in the Jantar, Jason in the DG400 and me in the Discus.
Q: What was it like flying together?
A: Lead and follow is a helpful way to approach learning where to go. Some people lagged, some people returned home, some landed back, and some landed out! Terry had his hands full! The flying was great and we did get well out of the basin and covered some nice distances during the week.
Q: Tell us about your best flight and declaring 300kms?
A: This flight opened my eyes to what is possible. Omarama ~ Tekapo ~ Cromwell ~ Leaning Rock ~ Omarama.
I was in the air 4 ½ hours and flew 353kms. Thermaling the black rocks on the west side of the Dunstan’s was a highlight. I felt pretty chuffed we flew all that distance! I didn’t have time to think until I had landed. My declaration was wrong; I should have put Cromwell Racecourse rather than Leaning Rock and I should have organised my declaration the night before. Planning is important! A 300 Gold will have to wait for another day.
Q: What do you think makes a good mountain pilot?
A: They are a very good pilot, they know the wind, they think ahead and they plan ahead.
Q: How would you rate the effort put in by the organisers?
A: Hadleigh, the OSC, and all the Coaches were amazing. Obviously, a lot of thought went into Top Gun. They kept it safe and everyone that took part learnt a lot and enjoyed themselves.
Q: Were there any funny moments you recall during the week?
A: Debriefing banter was hilarious! The social aspect of this week was superb.
JRs presentation and prizes at the last dinner was very funny.
Q: What are your best take aways from this week?
A: My first real landout. My first flight out of the basin. My first flight over 300kms.
“The sky is full of energy. Even on a day that looks average there are places you can go and lift to be found”.
Neil emailed a picture smiling about his landout at Birdwood and wanted to add these words:
Another takeaway is that I think any pilot who gets the chance to take part in a course at Omarama will make significant gains in their flying, confidence and skill. I think I made good progress and thoroughly recommend it. I'd like to attend again when I have a few more seasons experience.
This course was over-subscribed with a waiting list of participants. Hadleigh and the organisers matched the leader/coaches and follower/pilots very well and our tasks were very well set for our group.
I was among the lowest time, at 250hrs, and experience of those on the course and combined with not being especially current was quite nervous, as well as excited, about the event. My first response to Terry's question about goals for the course was "Not to embarrass myself in front of The Master (Terry) more than once a flight".
I mostly achieved that!
Cheers
Neil
24 Top Gun pilots
In my search to find out more about Top Gun I emailed Nigel Davy to see if he had a list of Top Gun pilots and more information. He replied saying: We had as little info as you, I got sent who I was flying with via this picture, attached, sent late on Sunday 11th. It’s up to each team leader to set a task and get his followers around each day, mostly we had very little idea as to what the other teams were doing, except for casual discussions on the grid. Each team was allocated an exclusive chat frequency. Each team member had to load their daily IGC trace onto WeGlide and at the end of the day each team held a debrief of the days flying.
On Wednesday Gavin Wills held two theory sessions, one on flying using your senses and using the instruments to confirm what your senses are telling you and the other was on ‘Fishing for Thermals’. Keith Essex spoke about using Weglide and analysing traces to see what others did. This expanded on Gavins talk with a discussion on horizons when mountain flying. Hadleigh gave a talk on the LX 9070 features, using the Simulator and Styler programs off the LX website.
A few of us flew after the grid each day, we called ourselves the ‘Pop Guns’. It was fun to share some thermals with the Top Guns and chase Blue Ducks in the sky. The Omarama Basin is a beautiful playground.
Search the name of your favourite Top Gun pilot on WeGlide and see their flights: https://www.weglide.org/
The Top Gun mountain soaring course has been a real success. Well done to you all!
Fiona Chamberlin took some very cool pictures during the Top Gun week. Please check out this link to a post on the OGC Facebook page to see all her pics: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FTNPsS9Ao/
Thank you to the Top Gun Coaches L2R: Grae, Nigel, Justin, Terry, Dane and Vaughn
Top Gun organiser Hadleigh receives a thank you.
Youth Soaring Development Camp 2026
Youth Soaring Development Camp 2026
An epic week of aviation for youth all over NZ, we had students from Auckland, Tauranga, and even Germany!Huge shout out to the volunteers from OGC, to the parents that all chipped in, to Canterbury Gliding Club for providing aircraft, to Ballooning Canterbury - New Zealand's Ultimate Scenic Adventure and Mike Oakley for some awesome prizes for our kids, to G Dale for the donation of Soaring Engine novels and lectures, NZAWA for Silver Wings books for our girls, the YSDT for the use of their winch, to our Sponsors at Youth Glide NZ and the Umbrella Trust, as well as special thanks to Glide Queenstown and Kahu Soaring for taking some of the kids up.We can’t wait for the next one!
Club Welfare Officers
Summer is a busy time for our members and in particular our youth in gliding. Our students and pilots are busy flying and attending club camps and other events, often staying overnight. As a club or event organiser you have a duty of care to look after these people. Should something go wrong the club or event organiser will find themselves in the spot light and being asked by investigators and media, what policies were in place to ensure the welfare and safety of the person involved? Luckily GNZ has done the hard work for you and developed AC-108 Welfare of Person Involved in Gliding New Zealand All your club has to do is appoint a CWO (Club Welfare Officer) and Vern Grant our NWO (National Welfare Officer) will be in touch to answer any questions and give you all the support you need. Nine of our clubs have already done this, the rest have not. This is a small commitment to cover a potential big risk. If something does go wrong, appointing a CWO after the fact won't help you. If your club doesn't have a CWO maybe you should be asking your club management why not?
Events still to come
Enter now, even if you are unsure. It helps the organisers to organise.
2026 Central Districts Gliding Championships
Sat 14th Feb 2026 - Sat 21st Feb 2026
Competition - Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau Inc - Waipukurau
Gliding Hawkes Bay & Waipukurau Inc are planning the 2026 Central Districts Championships at Waipukurau from 14th-21st February 2026 inclusive. Practice day would be Saturday 14th and competition days 15th-21st February inclusive. Full Details »
Grand Prix-Matamata
Sat 7th Mar 2026 - Sun 15th Mar 2026
Competition - Gliding New Zealand - Matamata Full Details »
From around the clubs
The Alisport Silent is another uncommon glider to be found at the Kaikohe Gliding Club, featuring a retractable motor with a single counter-balanced propellor.
Aerotow from Whenuapai to Drury - requires 4 frequencies changes over the 45km
Manukau Harbour entrance from Aviation Sports twin Astir
Local landmark when flying from Drury - 'Stevie's Quarry'
Grant Smith, Akl Gliding Club, towing the glider back after a nice days flying
Maize Shark
Not often encountered wave over Finn's corner near Paeroa
Nathan Melia from Piako snaps a pic of oxbow lakes after recent rain
Great land out pic from Mark Wilson from Wellington Wairarapa
The lonely road home
The road to the glding club. Remutaka Hill road from Hutt Valley to the Wairarapa
Briefing time at the Top Gun advanced cross country course
Master and apprentice. Justin Wills and Ben Sly team up for some advanced adventure flying.
Ben and Justin check out Lake Unknown (real name). Looking down the Dart River to Glenorchy and Lake Wakatipu beyond.
Lochnagar (somewhere between Mt Earnslaw and Mt Aspiring)
Looking down the Dobson
Top Gun visits the Glider Cafe
What has V.K. been up to?
Big news for the month is the altitude record breaking SHK-1 ZK-GFJ, referred to last month, is now at Matamata Aerodrome awaiting viewing and inspection during the club’s annual rally on the aerodrome from 14th to 20thFebruary. It was transported there from Tauranga Airport aboard our K-13 trailer.
Our biggest news though is that in January we doubled our airworthy fleet… well, from one to two! After due consideration the committee decided to go ahead with the acquisition of Schleicher Ka8B ZK-GLE, fondly known as Ellie. This glider was initially owned by the Piako Gliding Club back in 1978 and has been a Waharoa identity ever since. Its syndicate owner put forward an irresistible offer to our club and so it now resides in a Vintage Kiwi syndicate owned hangar with our K-13, dismantled EoN Olympia ZK-GAA and Phil McKinnon’s Grob Astir ZK-GMC. We are confident that many of our members will be keen to fly a K8 for old time’s sake or for a new experience.
With the K-13 now flying regularly (nearly 50 hours in 2025) it is generating useful income and attracting new members. Our club does not provide formal instruction, it just provides an opportunity for those who like to fly older gliders. All pilots in command, predominantly instructors, are current financial members of various Soaring New Zealand affiliated clubs.
Referring to the rally, on Sunday 15 February, Thruxton Jackeroo restorer John Pheasant plans to bring his aircraft, with tow pilot Andrew Fletcher, over from Tauranga Airport to do glider towing for the day. The Jackeroo is a four seat Tiger Moth conversion so to have a tow, Tiger Moth style, will be a touch of nostalgia. Take it from me, there’s nothing like a cross country aerotow behind a Tiger Moth from Ardmore to Matamata, all good fun.
Peter Layne
Membership
Membership Display Panel
What a great time of year this is. Clubs are active and visible in their communities and lots of people are wanting to experience gliding and some of these are joining clubs and starting their flying journey. Following on from last months net gain of 25 we have had another good month with a net gain of 17. I wonder if before the end of financial year in two months time we can have a net gain of more than 20 new members and finish with a year of membership growth? If you have a friend that is interested in flying and what you do why not invite them along to the club.
For followers of the Grand Prix
The FAI/SGP team is pleased to announce the launch of the 13th series of the FAI Sailplane Grand Prix.
The Road to the Finals begins in Europe and spans five continents, demanding every type of soaring expertise from mountain ridge running to flatland thermal tactics.
First round - Italy 24 - 30 May 2026
Pilot registration is open at. https://sgp.aero/pilot-registration
The racing will be covered on several social media platforms, live with commentary, interviews with the pilots and news of the races. All of which can be accessed from the SGP.aero web pages.
The web site is https://sgp.aero/
Face book https://www.facebook.com/faisgp
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fai.sgp.aero
You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@faisailplanegp
Tik Tok https: //www.tiktok.com/@fai.sgp.aero
Airspeed! Airspeed! Airspeed!
Safe Speed Near the Ground
Since the first gliding fatality in New Zealand in 1961, records indicate that approximately 70% of all our fatalities involve the pilot in command being for whatever reason, too low and too slow, leading to some kind of stall / spin, impact into terrain. These accidents have occurred after aerotow upsets, winch launch upsets, low level thermalling, ridge flying, outlandings, home field landings and final glides. It is likely, that in almost all of these cases if the pilot in command had maintained a safe speed near the ground / made airspeed a priority during their emergency, then most of them would have lived to tell the tale.
With this in mind, in collaboration with the CAA and some funding from the MoT, successfully lobbied for by the NZAF, GNZ have produced a series of short and to the point safety videos designed to imprint on our pilots mind the need to focus on airspeed when near the ground or in an emergency situation. Here in the first in the series.
Airworthiness Directive for DG Owners
AD for DG Owners
DG Owners. You and/or your Engineer are probably already aware of a new AD just released by CAA.2026-000929 January 2026 Control Column Pivoting Bearing – Inspection DG-100, DG-100G, DG-100 ELAN, DG-100G ELAN, DG-200, DG-200/17, DG-200/17 C, DG-300, DG-300 ELAN, DG-300 Club ELAN, DG-300 ELAN ACRO, DG-300 Club ELAN ACRO, DG-600 and DG-600/18 gliders; and DG-400, DG-600M and DG-600/18 M powered gliders. 2026-001029 January 2026 Control Column Pivoting Bearing – Inspection DG-800 S and DG-808 S gliders; and DG-800 A, DG-800 B, DG-808 C and DG-800 LA powered gliders.
Links to the EASA AD is below:
2026-0009 https://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/EASA_AD_2026_0009.pdf/AD_2026-0009_2
2026-0010 https://ad.easa.europa.eu/blob/EASA_AD_2026_0010.pdf/AD_2026-0010_1
AD calls for an Inspection within 50 days (of 29 Jan) and replacement of parts, suggest that if not already arranged you contact the NZ DG agent to arrange the required parts, believe a bulk order may be in process.
Regards
Jason Shields
GNZNational Airworthiness Officer
021962269
Incident Reports
We are out sync with the Ops Team meetings this month. Incident reports from January and February will be available next month.
You can access all back copies of the Ops Team Talking newsletters.
These have been placed on the Gliding NZ web site under News > Safety Bulletins A link to the GNZ accident & incident reporting form (OPS 10) can be found in the very top menu bar on the GNZ homepage, just to the right of the 'Classified Adverts'. You can now fill this form out on your phone at the airfield, so no excuses.
OPS 10 link: http://gliding.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/OPS10v7f.pdf
In the case of an accident, asap please phone: 0508 ACCIDENT (0508 222 433)
NOTE: The OPS 10 form has been renamed and amended to include reporting of accidents as well as incidents – previously it was intended for incidents only.
(A CA005 still needs to be sent to CAA for accidents, but the OPS Team doesn’t require a copy of that now.) Consequential changes have been made to the MOAP and AC 2-08.
GNZ Classifieds
An interesting line up of opportunities can be found in the GNZ classifieds this month so I've gone all in and shown four of them below.
Free LAK-12 (not airworthy)
I inherited a LAK-12 when I purchased a trailer, however its probably not airworthy after the issues with the wings failing, anyway it would make a nice sculpture or similar or static display or simulator. Available for pickup only for free from Omarama.
Contact Information
Contact: Malcolm Wright
Phone: 0275177740
Janus 2 Seat Glider ZK-GSH (Needs Refinishing)
Janus 2 Seat Glider ZK-GSH, trailer with no WOF requires repairs, Janus has had refinish started but needs complete refinish. Basic instruments. Tinted canopy. Good opportunity for the right group of people. Call for a chat and more photos if interested.
Price: $20,000
Contact Information
Contact: Malcolm Wright
Phone: 0275177740
On site at Taupo Gliding Club. Furnished cabin with power, fridge, beds, table and chairs etc.
Want to learn to fly gliders?
Nice roomy cabin for spare room or holidays. Located at Centennial Park Taupo. Join the club and pay minimal fees to keep it there or remove. I can no longer get medical!
Trifold double-glazed door in the front. Has door and a sliding window in the rear.
Price includes:
- Electrical 6 x 240v plugs, inside. Outside lights, Power cord with caravan type plug and Thermal drapes.
- 2 x King singles (one slides under the other and used as a couch), fridge, entertainment unit, drawers, glass shelves etc. Outdoor table and chairs.
- Plenty of room around it for easy pickup. Located Taupo Gliding Club.
- This insulated cabin is very easy to lift and move due to its container type lifting lugs.
- Three years old.
Price: $5,900
Contact Information
Contact: Peter Bergman
Phone: 0274559449
ASW 20 FORGET ALL PREVIOUS PRICING, MAKE AN OFFER
1979 Centrair ASW 20f, ZK-GYR
** ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED**
3913 hrs TT
15m with 16.6 Extension tips
Maughmar Winglets
PU Paint
Tinted canopy
Winter ASI, Mechanical vario, 80mm
Microar 760 com
Dual Avionic batteries.
PU Paint
Full Tow out gear
New wing ballast bags fitted 2022 and dump valves overhauled
Nil hrs since Annual Inspection and ARA carried out by Sailplane Services 20/10/22
This is a very tidy glider with a functional home-made trailer. This glider represents great performance for the price. Glider is available for viewing at Tauranga.
Selling on Behalf.
Contact Information
Contact: Alan Belworthy
Phone: 0274 960 748
For more gliders and other gliding stuff you can check out the GNZ classifieds at the link below.
Thanks for reading
All contributions, pics, videos and opinions welcome
EMAIL: president@gliding.co.nz