Soaring Associations, Clubs, Tournaments and Sports Travel & Tourism - Sport Source Directory
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A soaring pilot is someone who is enthused by the beauty of flight, exhilarated by the ability to float high in the sky, free as a bird, making use of natural energy in the atmosphere to sustain a small motorless aircraft.

It is easy to master the fundamentals, to pilot a sailplane or glider safely, but to soar with understanding and style - therin lies a lifetime of challenge. Sailplanes have the same controls as airplanes. The major difference is an airplane uses fuel to sustain it, while a sailplane relies on rising air.

Training is very thorough and includes practical flight training and ground school. The sport is accessible financially and equipment can be rented at very reasonable rates. Young people are encouraged to participate and most operations have special lower rates for them.

You can solo a glider at an earlier age than you can drive a car, which is indicative of the safety of the sport. There are some 40 soaring operations in Canada from coast to coast.


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Soaring Association of Canada # of clubs

1065 Richmond Road
 
Ottawa  ON  K2B 8G8  
PH: (613) 829-0536FAX: (613) 829-9497  
James F. McCollum Executive Director  
 
sac@sac.ca  
http://www.sac.ca
 
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Alberta Soaring Council # of clubs

Box 1916
 
Claresholm  AB  T0L 0T0  
PH: (403) 625-4563FAX: (403) 625-4563  
Tony Burton Executive Director  
 
t-burton@telus.net  
http://www.soaring.ab.ca
 
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B. C. Soaring Society # of clubs

9280 - 168th Street
 
Surrey  BC  V4N 3G3  
PH: (250) 574-4141FAX: (250) 581-7456  
Christine Timm Secreatary  
 
 

 
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Manitoba Soaring Council # of clubs

200 Main Street
 
Winnipeg  MB  R3C 4M2  
PH: FAX:  
 
 
info@wgc.mb.ca  
http://www.wgc.mb.ca
 
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Nova Scotia Soaring Society # of clubs

5546 Sentinel Square
 
Halifax  NS  B3K 4A9  
PH: (902) 539-8323FAX:  
Rosella Keagan  
 
 

 
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Ontario Soaring Association # of clubs

1185 Eglinton Ave. E.
 
Toronto  ON  M3C 3C6  
PH: (416) 426-7184FAX: (416) 426-7350  
Leonard Douglas President  
 
 

 
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Soaring Association of Saskatchewan # of clubs

 
 SK    
PH: (306) 536-5759FAX:  
Darrin Bitter President  
 
sas@soar.sk.ca  
http://www.soar.sk.ca
 
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