Thanks Nick, Bill and Seagull, for your input. Thought I might be on the
right track here to prefer around winter for initial gliding instructions
and your posts confirm it for me. Was thinking to buy an initial package
from Southern Cross Gliding Club. They got starter packs of 5 or 10 flights
for A$350 and A$650. That should be enough to find out if it is for me. What
Seagull mentioned about the "jumping through hoops while we get to know you"
aspect of gliding training - not very appealing. In addition it takes me
nearly 2 hours to get there (and 2 hours back). Plus the club expects
members to be there most of the day and help with the chores to get maybe
one or two 30min flights. -- Have to think about all this .....

Cheers and thanks again for the info -- Oscar



"Oscar" wrote in message
...
I am located in Sydney / Australia and wonder what the pros/cons are to do
a
glider course in our winter instead of our summer. Weather here is
generally
sub-tropic and I guess comparable with South Africa or maybe Spain or
Southern USA. Looks like a much nicer season to be out and about than the
40
degree heat ( and the flies) we get here in midsummer. Spoke to a guy in a
Sydney glider club and he recons winter is just as good as summer for
gliding here.

Any opinions appreciated -- Oscar