CROSS COUNTRY
Flying for long distances is the ultimate joy for some pilots. Cross country flying offers a whole new level of enjoyment and challenges. New skills are developed in planning before your flights, the highs and lows of cross country flying, and evaluating after you fly. Cross country flying brings a multitude of joys, ranging from the ever changing scenery beneath you to the satisfaction of flying high and fast through good weather. Even abandoning your task and making an outlanding in a carefully selected paddock or at another airfield can offer the joys of meeting new people or developing a new friendship with your retrieve crew.
Before you go cross country you will need to obtain your Cross Country Endorsement issued by your Chief Flying Instructor (CFI). Usually this entails outlanding training and learning basic theory of cross country flying.
There are always new things to learn about cross country soaring and a good cross country pilot is always improving their knowledge of weather, navigation, cockpit technology, themselves and their glider. Cross country courses are run all year round by various GFA clubs and state associations. For more information, contact your local club or RTO sports listed here.