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Welcome to Beverley Soaring Society |
Located 130 km east of Perth Western Australia, Beverley Soaring Society is a dynamic club providing trial flights and pilot training from novice through to the adventure of cross-country flying and racing.
Our panel of qualified, highly-experienced instructors are rostered each weekend to teach the skills of soaring to anyone from a teenager through to airline pilots with thousands of hours experience.
Our instructors and coaches give their time on a voluntary basis so the flying costs are kept to a minimum, this ensures that everybody can have the opportunity to enjoy the experience of learning to fly.
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Try Gliding Weekend 5 - 6 April 2008 BSS Easter Regatta 20 - 24 March 2008 A fun and successful Easter Regatta was held at Beverley, with tasks flown on four out of five days. WAGA State Championship 4 - 12 January 2008 Beverley Soaring Society hosted the 2008 WAGA State Championship at Beverley Airfield. Twenty-five gliders from four clubs competed over eight days. Beverley pilots were first and third in Championship Class. BSS Regatta 27 December - 31 December 2007 Southern Cross Expedition 29th November - 9th December 2007
Seven gliders, including Beverley's DG1000, were based at Southern Cross Airfield during the above period to attempt State and National Gliding Speed & Distance Records. The concept of using the reported excellent soaring conditions in the eastern edge of the WA Wheatbelt has been the subject of debate for the last 30 years in gliding circles. This now became a reality, but the weather was average, however, the DG1000 broke two state records. Beverley Soaring Society was the project sponsor. Follow the adventure on the Expedition Blog.
Wave Camp July 29 – August 10 2007 Sunday 5th was a top day at the Bluff with six members achieving a diamond height. The wave went to 24,000 feet with open blue skies to make it safe and enjoyable. Naturally I was driving home while this was going on.
I hope I remember all the names correctly.
Those gaining diamond height were, Ash. Args, Cookie, Patrick, Owen, and Charles from Cunderdin in the Power glider as a glider.Also the twin KYK made it to about 20,000 but I don't know who was in it.
This report was phoned in by Ash.Congratulations everyone.
Regards Laurie Dixon.
The mystery twins were Sid Dewey & myself in KYK - 22,000 ft for an 'unofficial' diamond height.
I've always wanted to make a flight level call from a glider!
By the way Sid, you passed your wave check
Cheers,
Richard McLean
P.S. thanks to the Stirlings team & particularly Cookie for tolerating us weekenders. |
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Sat 24th was a major day for the club with the new DG1000 in the air at last, Don and Dave Woody flew it to complete the form 2 and then it went to work. Also a new Tuggy went to work, congratulations on a great job Sean Powell with about 23 launches in his first day.
On the 3rd March Shari McGregor and John Welsh took the "Big Bird" over the fence for the first time on the Club Pylon Race Day. The task was Beverley-Cunderdin silo - Brookton-Beverley (175k) and was completed at 94kph. "Makes X-country too easy!" was John's comment after landing. Bill Whitehand & Greg Beecroft jumped into the ship and did the course as well in a similar time. What a machine! |
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