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Glider Flight - Christchurch Mountains and Plains
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Experience a breath-taking glider flight over the stunning Christchurch Mountains and Plains!
Highlights
- Experience the thrill of flying a glider with a professional instructor by your side!
- Incredible views over the Southern Alps and Canterbury foothills
- Get an aero-tow to 4000 feet above ground
Located 40 minutes from Christchurch International Airport, Canterbury Gliding Club is based in the foothills of the Southern Alps, in a perfect location for soaring!
Soar above local mountains, rivers and lakes as your experienced instructor takes you on this trial instructional flight. Take control and have a go at gliding by yourself, with the instructor there to encourage you! This experience includes a full briefing about the glider, its controls and basic instruments before climbing on board and aero-towing to the local mountains. Learn how to search for lift to stay airborne and enjoy fantastic sights of the Southern Alps and Canterbury foothills with your seat up font with an uninterrupted view.
There may be on opportunity to extend the flight, depending on conditions, just talk to your instructor. It will be a truly unforgettable experience and our aim is to spark your interest in this amazing sport. We have a great club and some very experienced pilots, several of whom hold current world and New Zealand records. You may have heard of Richie McCaw or seen the fabulous New Zealand movie Chasing Great with the stunning gliding clips and a bit of rugby in it also? Well Richie is a member of our club. We can’t promise he will be out there when you are, but you never know!
Also watch the video above, it is Richie’s cousin Alex McCaw doing what he loves!
“Fly with an instructor to try viewing the world from a gliding club perspective”
100% WEATHER REFUND GUARANTEE
All prices are shown in NZD ($)
- Per Person$290.00 Less than 6 at this price!
- Per Person$290.00 Less than 6 at this price!
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From Glider Flight - Christchurch Mountains and Plains
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Jason and good to meet you yesterday. A perfect day to experience our sport of gliding.
solomont from New Zealand wrote on 24 January 2023
Best day ever
Almost had to postpone due to the weather but glad the weather cleared enough because what a blast of a day. This club has the most tranquil and well-placed location for its operations. There's a friendly choc labrador to say hi to you when you arrive and my instructor John was ever the hospitable host. I got to explore everything that caught my curiosity, the tug plane, the control room, the glider shed, and of course the gliders. The club members were more than informative when I asked about things and were easy to talk to. You could easily tell there was a wealth of knowledge there that they loved sharing with others when asked. Not only did John my instructor give me the best comprehensive flight experience from A - Z, but he went above and beyond when I returned from my flight a bit earlier than planned and said "I think we need to go again and get your money's worth" So that's exactly what we did :D This is a man who put the customer first and understands why he does what he does, and because of that, I'll definitely be back for sure. (Hopefully with some friends to share the day with) Find memories forever will they be
Sam Steele from New Zealand wrote on 13 December 2022
Unreal
Amazing Would do it again without any hesitation
jennyp9 from New Zealand wrote on 06 August 2022
Glider Flight
Would highly recommend. Absolutely amazing experience! Look forwards to doing it again.
Graham Potts from United Kingdom wrote on 28 March 2019
Cancelled Due To High Winds
Cancelled
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Jason Steward from New Zealand wrote on 04 July 2022
Canterbury Glider flight
Amazing experience Wonderful people, enthusiastic about what they do and happy to share their knowledge and passion. Such incredible views over the Canterbury plains and mountain ranges.