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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    17 May 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    18 May 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    23 May 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    24 May 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    25 May 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Committee Meeting

  • When
    24 May 2025
  •  
    18:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

  

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    31 May 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    01 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    06 Jun 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• "Coach me if you can" weekend

  • Start
    07 Jun 2025
  • End
    08 Jun 2025

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  A series of laid-back, skill-packed coaching weekends for glider pilots who want to level up their XC game or finally crack thermals.

  We will have real flights, weather-driven tasks, coach debriefs, and dinner chats to bring it all together.

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  What’s happening?
  🛫 In-air coaching in the DG and Duo
  📋 Weather-based briefings with task setting
  ✈️ Flight debriefs
  🍽️ Dinner !!!

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  Who’s it for?
  Everyone.

  🧭 New to XC? Come learn the ropes.
  🎯 Already flying tasks? Let’s sharpen your strategy.

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  We’ll have 2 in-air coaching spots available — first in, best dressed!
  All other pilots are welcome to join the briefing, the task, and the debrief.

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    07 Jun 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    08 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    14 Jun 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    15 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• A Flying Start Course

  • Start
    15 Jun 2025
  • End
    21 Jun 2025
  • Location
    McCaffrey Field Bowenville Qld
  • Spaces left
    3

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  The 32-flight Intro course involves 32 flights working towards the goal of solo flight. The course includes membership to Darling Downs Soaring Club, accommodation for the course, a Glider Pilot Certificate Logbook, DDSC bucket hat, 32 flights, checklists, dittolog key. Note that membership of Gliding Australia (which is compulsory) is not included but needs to be obtained.

  
  

  The courses are aimed at anyone wanting to take up gliding, whether they have prior experience or not. 32 flights are generally completed on the course, weather dependent. Any flights not able to be conducted on the course may be used later, during club flying.

  
  

  The 50-flight package involves 50 flights working towards the goal of solo flight and further post solo training towards the Glider Pilot Certificate. The extra 18 flights may be taken at any time following the solo course, flying on weekends with the club operation.

  
  

  There are four spaces available for each of the course weeks with a ratio of one instructor to two students. There will often be a variety of instructors conducting the courses which may change ever few days.

  
  

  Training materials used are the standard Gliding Australia Glider Pilot Certificate Syllabus.

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    20 Jun 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    21 Jun 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    28 Jun 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    29 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Committee Meeting

  • When
    28 Jun 2025
  •  
    18:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

  

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• A Flying Start Course

  • Start
    29 Jun 2025
  • End
    05 Jul 2025
  • Location
    McCaffrey Field Bowenville Qld
  • Spaces left
    4

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  The 32-flight Intro course involves 32 flights working towards the goal of solo flight. The course includes membership to Darling Downs Soaring Club, accommodation for the course, a Glider Pilot Certificate Logbook, DDSC bucket hat, 32 flights, checklists, dittolog key. Note that membership of Gliding Australia (which is compulsory) is not included but needs to be obtained.

  
  

  The courses are aimed at anyone wanting to take up gliding, whether they have prior experience or not. 32 flights are generally completed on the course, weather dependent. Any flights not able to be conducted on the course may be used later, during club flying.

  
  

  The 50-flight package involves 50 flights working towards the goal of solo flight and further post solo training towards the Glider Pilot Certificate. The extra 18 flights may be taken at any time following the solo course, flying on weekends with the club operation.

  
  

  There are four spaces available for each of the course weeks with a ratio of one instructor to two students. There will often be a variety of instructors conducting the courses which may change ever few days.

  
  

  Training materials used are the standard Gliding Australia Glider Pilot Certificate Syllabus.

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    04 Jul 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    05 Jul 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    06 Jul 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Trophy Night

  • When
    12 Jul 2025

  

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• "Coach me if you can" weekend

  • Start
    12 Jul 2025
  • End
    13 Jul 2025

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  A series of laid-back, skill-packed coaching weekends for glider pilots who want to level up their XC game or finally crack thermals.

  We will have real flights, weather-driven tasks, coach debriefs, and dinner chats to bring it all together.

  ---

  What’s happening?
  In-air coaching in the DG and Duo
  Weather-based briefings with task setting
  ✈️ Flight debriefs
  ️ Dinner !!!

  ---

  Who’s it for?
  Everyone.

  New to XC? Come learn the ropes.
  Already flying tasks? Let’s sharpen your strategy.

  ---

  We’ll have 2 in-air coaching spots available — first in, best dressed!
  All other pilots are welcome to join the briefing, the task, and the debrief.

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    12 Jul 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    13 Jul 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    18 Jul 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    19 Jul 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    20 Jul 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    26 Jul 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    27 Jul 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    01 Aug 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• Weekend Flying

  • Start
    02 Aug 2025
  •  
    09:00 (AEST)
  • End
    03 Aug 2025
  •  
    17:00 (AEST)
  • Location
    DDSC

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    15 Aug 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• DDSC Open Day!

  • When
    16 Aug 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 16:00 (AEST)

  
  

  

  Fly High With Us! – Darling Downs Soaring Club Open Day – 15 August

  Interested in aviation? Want to see the Darling Downs in a whole new way? Or just curious what gliding is all about? 
  Come out and experience it for yourself at our Open Day!

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    29 Aug 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    12 Sep 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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• DDSC Fly-In

  • When
    13 Sep 2025

  

  Calling all pilots and aviation clubs — come fly in and hang out with us at Darling Downs Soaring Club!

  ✈️ Fly in from midday Saturday
  Dinner and a relaxed night under the stars
  Camping and bunkhouse accommodation available
  Sunday morning bacon & egg breakfast before flying home

  Whether you're coming for the flying, the food, or just a good yarn, we'd love to see you there.  All types of aircraft welcome — gliders, powered aircraft, microlights ,hang-gliders.

  
  

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• Friday Flying

  • When
    26 Sep 2025
  •  
    09:30 - 17:30 (AEST)
  • Location
    McCaffrey's Field

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  Friday Flying

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