Glider ride Hawaii soaring Hawaii North Shore Oahu flight instruction scenic acrobatic dual and single passenger glider rides
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History
Honolulu Soaring Club, Inc. was formed in 1970 and has operated continuously
from Dillingham Airfield on Oahu’s North Shore. At that time, Dillingham was
an Air Force Base that had recently been deactivated. When Bill Star and Sam
Bleadon came to Hawaii as recent college graduates, the best friends saw an
opportunity. With the financial help of Sam's dad, they started Honolulu
Soaring with just one towplane and one glider. Sam Bleadon retired in 2004,
and Steve Wood joined Bill Star as a business partner. Although Sam is retired,
he still lends a hand.
Because of the excellent flying conditions in Hawaii, we operate year round. Our hours of operation are 10 am to 5:30 pm and sometimes later in the summer months when the days are longer. |
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The Fleet
3 - Schweizer SGS 2-32's. [ High-performance ] ; Used for 1- and 2-passenger scenic rides.
2 - Schweizer SGS 2-33's. Used for 1-passenger scenic rides, instructional training of student pilots, and rental to qualified glider pilots.
1 - Schleicher A-S-K-21; our two-place [ high-performance ] AEROBATIC-demonstration glider.
3 - L-19 Bird Dog tow-planes (aka Cessna 305-A).
Click here to review descriptions of the rides
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The Pilots
All of the HONOLULU SOARING pilots are commercially-rated FAA certified,
and take pride in providing glider rides that will be an absolutely
fantastic addition to any North Shore outing.
Our roster of 16 pilots include some part-timers who hold full-time jobs
elsewhere. Some are airline pilots, some are retired from the work-force
and finding added enjoyment in their leisure time, others are continuing
to build their commercial flight-time while working towards a career in
aviation; but ALL share a love of flying, and are happy to share that
love with you.
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Maintenance
Honolulu Soaring Club has its own maintenance facility. Although
gliders are low maintenance aircraft, still some maintenance is
required. In addition, maintenance inspections are required annually
and at intervals of 100 hours of flight time.
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Dillingham Airfield
The runway is 9,000 feet long, 75 feet wide and paved. Dillingham Airfield was
constructed in 1943 as an Army Air Corp. base. When the Air Force was created
after World War II, Dillingham became an Air Force Base. Deactivated in the
late 1960’s, it was turned over to the U.S. Army and then leased to the
State of Hawaii. The State of Hawaii operates and maintains the airfield during
the day. However, at sunset the airfield closes to civilian aircraft and is used
by the Military, for training helicopter pilots in night operations. Dillingham
Airfield has a field elevation of 12 feet, and is also home to active skydiving
activity, and assorted general aviation and ultralight craft. |
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