Tocumwal Soaring Centre
Gliding at Tocumwal
Air experience flights, glider hire and pilot training on the Murray River, with the largest fleet of gliders in Australia.
- ~20gliders for hire, the largest fleet in Australia
- 3Callair tugs to launch you
- 1971gliding began at Tocumwal
- All yearwe are open all year round
Four ways to fly
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Air experience flight
Ride along with an experienced pilot. The perfect gift, and no experience is needed.
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Hire a glider
Around twenty gliders, from two-seat trainers to the latest high performance 18 metre sailplanes.
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Bring your own
Join us with your own glider. Hardstand space, tows and a friendly airfield.
BYO details →
How a glider flight works
A glider has no engine. It climbs by finding rising air, and then it can stay up for hours.
- Brief and strap inMeet your pilot, get comfortable in the cockpit.
- Aerotow launchA tug plane tows you smoothly into the sky.
- ReleaseThe tow rope drops away and the engine noise with it.
- Find a thermalCircle in a column of rising warm air and climb.
- SoarGlide on, with the Murray and the Riverina spread out below.
The gift of flight
A flight in a glider is a great gift for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, Mother's Day and Father's Day. Or talk to our team about a custom gift idea.
Glider parts and supplies
Tyres, tubes, wheels, tapes and sealing, Tost releases, cabling supplies and more. GliderStuff is the online store of Tocumwal Soaring Centre.
Where we fly
Tocumwal sits on the Murray River, on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, and gliding began here in 1971. We fly from the iconic WW2 Sportavia hangar, only a three hour drive north of Melbourne, with on-site accommodation if you want to stay.
