Gliding at Kuranui College, Greytown, Wairarapa
Students in the senior college can opt to take a subject called “National Certificate in Aviation”. This is a nationally recognised NZQA course and is a spring board for students wanting to enter any aviation related field of study.
This Certificate has two parts:
- 6 achievement standards which are paper based –completed in college.
- 5 external standards which are based on gliding – completed at the airfield.
These gliding standards include:
- Demonstrate glider ground handling
- Demonstrate glider winch launch as a pilot
- Fly a glider to achieve a GNZ “A” Certificate (go solo)
- Fly a glider to achieve a GNZ “B” certificate
- Fly a glider to achieve a GNZ QGP rating (Qualified glider pilot).
This training takes place, mainly on Saturdays, at the Gliding Wairarapa airfield at Papawai, Greytown.
The costs are as follows: Each winch launch is $25.00NZD, and the glider hire charge is 20 cents per minute when in training.
The instructors are GNZ certified instructors.
Each student is expected to help out with airfield operations – get the gliders out and cleaned; put the gear away at night.
Average costs per flight are about $50.00 NZD. It normally takes 30-40 flights before the student can go solo.
It is a small club, with a strong emphasis on training student pilots.
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