Cross Country Courses/Tours for Qualified Pilots
Expressions of Interest called for the following XC Courses for the 2021/22 season Contact Cloudbase to get on the pilots list as soon as possible 🙂
Canterbury Thermal Course
Two days: Starting mid October (after lambing) we are planning a weekday course flying at Little River day one and Mt Cheeseman day two. This was a very successful course we ran last season picking the days when conditions were good.
Craigieburn Thermal/XC Course
Two days: 2-3 October 2021. Based at Castle Village in the beautiful Craigieburn Valley (an hour drive from Christchurch) we will hike and fly from local sites and use the drive-up to launch at Mt Cheeseman Ski Field.
Craigieburn Thermal/XC Course
Two days: 16-17 April 2022. Based at Castle Village in the beautiful Craigieburn Valley (an hour away from Christchurch), hike and fly at local sites and using the drive-up launch at Mt Cheeseman Ski Field.
Courses Include:
- course theory notes
- flight planning
- launch briefings
- local retrieves
- radio instruction
- daily debriefs
Course Costs
- cost 440$ with a minimum of 4 pilots.Two or more instructors provided.
Required Gear
- GPS/Vario
- reserve parachute
- wof for wing and harness
- current NZHGPA membership
- UHF radio (with speaker/mic and wind cover)
Optional
- GPS tracker such as Spot/InReach/Livetrack24