LATEST NEWS

The HGC "Winter Special" makes glider training more affordable from now until March 22nd. Get 20% off of tow fees; 50% off of glider rental! What are you waiting for? Achieve your goal of learning to fly TODAY!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Book your group of three or more for some introductory lessons from now through May, and we'll give each person a 20% discount off of the regular price. Give us a call soon to get on our schedule before the spring rush!

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The Hollister Gliding Club (HGC) is located in Hollister, California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area. (About a 45 minute drive south of San Jose.) We are open year round with great local soaring conditions in the valley and mountains surrounding Hollister.

Hollister Gliding Club offers professional glider flight instruction that will take you from your first flight to solo, and all the way through your FAA Private Pilot Glider certificate. Additional instruction in cross country soaring, and glider aerobatics is also available, as well as the training to get your Commercial Glider and Certified Flight Instructor-Glider certificates too!

Visit the Cross Country section of our website to read about some of our great soaring flights. 300KM and 500KM flights are common in spring, summer and fall. We also get prefrontal and post frontal soaring conditions all winter too.

After HGC students earn their FAA glider license they can join BASA (Bay Area Soaring Associates. BASA gives you access to a nice selection of high performance gliders for just one low monthly fee. You must be a licenced glider pilot to join BASA. Tows are provided by HGC.

  

Want to go for a glider ride? Call Bay Area Glider Rides (or click this button!)

Learn to Fly a Sailplane
Into flight lessons and power pilot transition courses available!
HGC provides Glider Training and Cross Country Training. Check out our Special $139 Introductory Glider Pilot Training Package!

Want to go for a Glider Ride?
Bay Area Glider Rides shares offices with Hollister Gliding Club and provides Glider Rides and Boarding Passes.
(Boarding Passes are a great GIFT idea, and a way to share the thrill of soaring with friends and family!).

 

Photo Gallery


On Sunday June 14, 2009 Eric Rupp met this golden eagle at 8500' over San Benito Mountain -- and the eagle wanted him to KNOW he was there first! Watch the video of Eric's eagle encounter.


Ramy preparing for his record flight to Yuma, AZ, Wednesday April 15, 2009.

Joy piloting the BASA Grob in local post-frontal lift, Thursday March 5, 2009. Photo by Haven.

Sunday November 9th had some nice local post-frontal soaring, and Matt Gillis took some photos. See more of Matt's photos from that day on Picasa.

For photos from the 2007 HGC/BASA Parowan Soaring Safari click here to see the photos at flickr.

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Motor glider leaseback option available
Dimona Motor Glider
Please give us a call if you are interested in this opportunity.

 

 

Hollister Club Flights on OLC

• All HGC Flights
• All Hollister Flights
• Hollister flights from 2006 and earlier

SeeYou users are encouraged to submit their flights to OLC.
Need help submitting your flight? CLICK HERE

SPOT Tracking of Hollister Pilots
Follow the progress of Hollister pilots in real time as they go x-country here.

Hollister League
The Hollister League runs every Saturday And Sunday during the spring season (April and May).

More info on the Hollister League and weekly results›››

Hollister Gliding Club Recommends:
For powered flight training here at the Hollister Airport contact Gavilan Aviation at 831-637-9100.

Looking for glider rides in other parts of the country? A reputable directory is glidersailplanerides.com

 

 
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