Great Lakes Gliding Corporation

Videos and Media

Jan Juurlink on RCAF combat training
GLGC club member and instructor Jan Juurlink describes learning to fly fighter jets in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

Good Morning America goes soaring
Good Morning America reporter Kate Snow's "weekend adventure" flying lesson.

Being The First Man On The Moon
“Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird,” says Neil Armstrong, the man who "once rode a 160-million horsepower rocket" to the moon.

Glen's first solo video
A YouTube video of GLGC member Glenn Barrett's first solo flight at GLGC.

Aviation Weather

Thermal forecast
Frank Pennauer's Thermal Forecast for soaring in southern Ontario.

Weather radar
Current precipitation levels at the King City radar station.

Weather forecast
Environment Canada weather forecast at CFB Borden.

Nav Canada aviation weather
The closest aviation weather station is CFB Borden (CYBN).

NOAA Eastern U.S. IR2 Imagery
Infra-red loop of cloud cover over the eastern part of North America.

NOAA Great Lakes IR2 Imagery
Infra-red loop of cloud cover over the Great Lakes.

Intellicast Interactive Map
Enter the city or airport you are interested in on the top left.

Soaring Links

Soaring Association of Canada (SAC)
The National association for glider pilots in Canada.

Online Contest (OLC)
Online database of international soaring flights.

GLGC Documents

Guest flight waiver
Release and consent form required for introductory flights, 5-flight packages and guests of GLGC members.

Membership application form
Application form for GLGC members.

Standard operating procedures
The standard operating procedures for field operation.

Standard operating procedures qiuz
Test your knowledge of the standard operating procedures for field operation.

Towplane operating procedures
The standard operating procedures for towplane operation.

Insurance information
Information for pilots from Gentech Insurance.

Jantar SZD 41 a Flight Manual
Standard Jantar 1 Flight Manual.

Jantar SZD 41 A Technical and Maintenance Manual
Standard Jantar 1 Technical and Maintenance Manual.

Jantar SZD 41 A Quiz
Standard Jantar 1 quiz to be completed before transition.

Aviation Regulations

2009 Airspace Changes
Powerpoint file outlining the March 2009 changes to the Toronto area airspace.

Aviation Manufacturers

Advanced Composite Aircraft
Distributors of the Samba XXL and Lambada AULA aircraft manufactured by Urban Air s.r.o., Czech Republic.