Sandhill Soaring Club

06/01/2026

The entire fleet is back "UP" and nearly all are assembled in the hangar. The only thing missing in the photo is Chick Noodle (our Schempp-Hirth Open Cirrus) and the Discus-2cT (which flies or otherwise lives in its trailer). It's a good feeling having three (3) Grob 103s back in the air at the same time again. Chicken Noodle should be assembled this weekend and ready to fly!

05/28/2026

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04/28/2026

Sandhill Women Pilots, please consider joining WSPA and participating in their camps and activities... It's a great organization for Women pilots! See: https://womensoaring.org/

UNITED STATES IS CONFIRMED 🗽

News update: the United States 🇺🇸 is confirmed for the 40th FAI World Gliding Championships 2026, with entries in 18m and 20m Multi-Seat. US Soaring Teams

From across the Atlantic, Team USA is coming to Rudniki with a great Uvalde story: Sarah Arnold, one half of the 20m Multi-Seat World Champion crew from WGC 2024 (Uvalde), is returning to the Worlds and stepping into the 18m class this time.

18m Class
Sarah Arnold – Ventus 3E
Sean Fidler – AS 33 Es

20m Multi-Seat Class
Pete Alexander / Keith Baugh – Arcus

40th FAI World Gliding Championships 2026 — Rudniki Airfield, Częstochowa, Poland — 16–30 May 2026. See you on the grid.



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🏛️ This project is co-funded by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland
Ministerstwo Sportu i Turystyki
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✈️ ORGANIZER
Aeroklub Częstochowski
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FAI - World Air Sports Federation
Aeroklub Polski

04/23/2026

Come see what gliding is all about! Open Weekends April thru November. Show this ad at the time of purchase (at the club) to get the discounted High Performance Flight. Offer expires May 11, 2026.

04/04/2026

For those of you in the GA community... This is why we love Soaring (gliding). Thank you for sharing your story Sarah Arnold.

03/20/2026

John Sullivan and 16 yr-old Will Young flying the Arcus M today for Team Sandhill Soaring Club at the 2026 Seniors Soaring Championships at Seminole-Lake Gliderport

03/18/2026

Follow John McLeroy's Day 3 racing flight at the 2026 Senior Soaring Championships at Seminole-Lake Gliderport . See: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/id/N150ME-1773854192-adhoc-4050p

02/24/2026

Introducing the "Glide Range" chart - for beginner and intermediate mountain wave pilots, or even experts flying in new locations, the most pressing question is always;

😱 "Where is my best landing option?" 😱

Our new chart shows an interactive map with filled colours showing the nearest airport and with contours showing increasing altitudes needed to make a safe glide to the airport.

Tapping on the screen or moving the mouse shows the interactive glide path to the option.

If you have additional landing points in your uploaded Waypoint file, they will also be included in the calculation.

It couples nicely with the Route Forecast tool, so you can plan your turnpoints around areas you are comfortable to fly in.

Adjusting your Pilot/Glider Factor increases or decreases the performance from a reference 22:1 glide ratio required.

Credit for the inspiration for this concept must go to the incredible Gabriel Briffe and Frank Muller. 😘

01/28/2026

I think I'm in love! I found this P51 sitting on the ramp at one of my first airshows in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1984. It wasn't until a few years later that I got my hands on one and flew it in a few shows. If there is a message? Don't think it won't happen. If you think you can do it, then direct your energy into making it happen.

01/23/2026