Why Fly With GlideOmarama?

Ten good reasons for flying with GlideOmarama:

1. Omarama is one of the most beautiful mountain soaring environments on the planet. It is also one of the best.

2. The soaring conditions at Omarama are unique with the opportunity to fly ridges, mountain thermals, convergences and lee wave from the same site often on the same day.

3. We care about your needs. GlideOmarama wants you to have the best possible soaring experience, learn lots and have a memorable and safe holiday.

4. The GlideOmarama team is second to none. Our instructor/pilots are internationally renowned for their skills and experience and have competed successfully in many international competitions. Some have been flying at Omarama for more than 30 years.

5. Mountain soaring is our speciality. GlideOmarama is a world pioneer in teaching the complexities of mountain soaring. We write for international magazines such as UK’s Sailplane & Soaring and the American Soaring Magazine about the art of mountain flying.

6. GlideOmarama teaches seriously to the highest standards with a sense of fun and adventure. Your GlideOmarama experience will be marked with adventures of learning, personal challenge and growth, and imprinted with life long memories of places and people.

7. You will fly more and further with GlideOmarama. With more flying you learn more, and we take you to places you won’t go to with anyone else. We match our guests carefully to compatible staff pilots and won’t ask you to keep changing instructors.

8. Imitation may be the best form of flattery. Others may try, but no organisation comes close to replicating or delivering the GlideOmarama programmes of Mountain Soaring, Learn to Fly, Advanced Coaching and Adventure Flying.

9. GlideOmarama has invested substantially in top of the line equipment. It includes the world’s largest fleet of immaculate high performance, two place, Duo Discus and single seat gliders all equipped with modern instrumentation. The GlideOmarama facilities include private secure hangarage and workshop, fully equipped briefing rooms and comfortable airside chalets.

10. No-one does it better than the GlideOmarama team under the passionate and inspired leadership of founder and Director Gavin Wills.