South Canterbury Gliding Club

Founded in 1954, The South Canterbury Gliding Club has progressed with the replacement of the old wooden gliders to a modern glass-fibre fleet, and a sturdy tow plane that is professionally maintained to the stringent standards laid down by CAA while still being affordable/economical to run.

For most of the year, the SCGC is located at the Richard Pearse airport, 6 km north of Timaru, just off State Highway 1.

Autumn, winter and spring bring very good training conditions with little turbulence, helping to maximise training time in each flight and build pilot confidence. When the conditions are just right, strong lift can be found over the land surrounding the airport and closer towards the mountains.