St John First Aid Course, Sunday 10 Aug 10:30am

PGC mid-winter Dinner, Saturday 30 Aug

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Trial Flights & Gift Vouches

Fly with an experienced, qualified instructor. Suitable for young and old, 10 - 80!
Give a Trial Flight Voucher to someone keen on learning to fly!
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Webcams

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Facing North towards Te Aroha. Click to view larger.

Facing SE towards Matamata. Click to view larger.

Facing West from Airfield Apex

Handy Links

GNZ Tracking
PureTrack.io Tracking
Matamata Soaring Center
Gliding New Zealand
WentFlying pilot logbook
Bunkroom Accomodation

Gliding Clubs

Auckland Aviation Sports Club, Whenuapai
Auckland Gliding Club, Drury
Tauranga Gliding Club
Taupo Gliding Club
Vintage Kiwi Glider Club

Come Soaring With

Piako Gliding Club

If you’ve ever dreamed of flying, gliding is for you! We fly all year around, and visitors are welcome any time.

Learn-to-Fly!

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About Gliding

A brief intro to how it works »

Book a Flight

We fly most non-raining Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays. Trial flights & vouchers can be booked any day unless otherwise mentioned.

Date	Details	Book
Sat 9th Aug 25	Flying from 11am 5 Bookings	Book
Sun 10th Aug 25	Sorry no trial flights or vouchers today Winch operating Flying from 12:30 following St John’s presentation of 3 Steps for Life at 10:30am Sausage sizzle 12:00 6 Bookings	Book
Wed 13th Aug 25	Flying from 11am	Book
Sat 16th Aug 25	Winch operating Flying from 11am Winch Driver Dave Cleaverly Instructor Training Weekend 1 Booking	Book
Sun 17th Aug 25	Flying from 11am Instructor Training Weekend 2 Bookings	Book
Wed 20th Aug 25	Flying from 11am Instructor Training Weekend	Book
Sat 23rd Aug 25	Winch operating Flying from 11am Winch Driver Chris Money/Paul Castle 1 Booking	Book
Sun 24th Aug 25	Flying from 11am	Book
Wed 27th Aug 25	Flying from 11am 1 Booking	Book
Sat 30th Aug 25	Winch operating Flying from 11am Winch Driver Iggy Wood	Book
Sun 31st Aug 25	Flying from 11am	Book
Wed 3rd Sep 25	Flying from 11am	Book
Sat 6th Sep 25	Winch operating Flying from 11am Winch Driver Neil Raymond	Book
Sun 7th Sep 25	Flying from 11am	Book

Find the full roster here

Where to find us

Matamata Aerodrome, 9km north of Matamata town, Waikato, New Zealand. About 40 minutes drive from Hamilton View map...

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