Come for a guest flight or enroll as a student.
The soaring season in southern Ontario generally begins May 1, and lasts until approximately the end of
October. The TSC operates on weekends and statutory holidays during the soaring season. Visitors are
welcome to come and enjoy an introductory familiarization flight at any time we are in operation.
While spring offers the highest altitudes and strongest conditions of the soaring season in Southern Ontario,
fall brings wonderful visibility and color. And summer provides the most stable, comfortable and reliable
soaring conditions. See more on visiting us below.
The TSC gladly accepts new students at any time during the season. Instruction is free with either a
probationary membership fee or the purchase of a ten flight training package. Qualified member instructors
are on duty every day for training by virtue of the club environment.
Instruction is open to any individual who
meets the age and medical requirements of Transport Canada.
This means that soaring is accessible to both seniors and
youths under 18. The only cost to a student apart from membership
and instruction materials are tow fees and sailplane rental
charges. Please see our membership,
rates and fees in the club section
of the website. See more on Instruction below.
Current membership in the club includes all age groups, from high school students, through to retired seniors.
Members who are enrolled full time in high school or university pay one half the annual membership fee, all
other flying fees are the same for every member.
Gift Certificates
We are please to offer Gift Certificates to any one who wishes
to give the flight experience to a family member or friend.
Please contact us to arrange for one to be provided to you.
Click on the icon to request a certificate through e-mail,
or contact us per the contact & location
section.
Getting here
The TSC is located in the heart of Southwestern Ontario, between Toronto and
the Bruce Peninsula. We are easily accessible of off Highway
89 between Shelburne and Mount Forest. Please check out our
map in the contact & location
section of the website. Allow for 90 minutes drive from Toronto.
Costs
Soaring relative to other forms of sport aviation is inexpensive. One can experience flying through soaring
without a large investment whether just trying it for the first time or becoming a pilot all as the result of the
volunteer club environment. Years of volunteer effort have given us a fully paid for facility and aircraft. Many
of the large costs are shared by the members such as runways, hangars, new aircraft, insurance and
maintenance.
Introductory flights at TSC costs $100 for
a half an hour and achieving your license may cost less than
$2,000. Our fees schedule is in the membership,
rates & fees section of the website.
Preparation and expectations
Visitors need to be prepared for a full day.
We recommend visitors bring water and lunch. You may likely
have a waiting period for other visitors or traffic in the
queue, so bring sunscreen and a chair if you like.
Instruction
Instruction can begin at any time. A duty instructor is on
the field every day of operation and can begin your training
immediately. In order to receive a license you will have to
achieve proficiency with the sailplane’s operation including
take-off, aero-tow and landing, achieve a minimum number of
solo flights under our supervision and complete a written
exam with Transport Canada. Instruction is free but the student
will have to pay for manuals, logbooks and any Transport Canada
fees.
The amount of time it takes to get a license is dependent on the time the student can dedicate and the presence of good flying conditions. A concentrated effort can result in a license within a season!
Students are expected to arrive prior to commencement of operations (approx 10:30 am) and are expected to remain at the field until all aircraft are stowed away for the evening (approx 6pm). Soaring is a club sport and we require the cooperation of all hands on the field to run the operations. |
