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*Junior Scholarships*
Grampians Soaring Club
The Grampians Soaring Club is offering 6 junior scholarships in 2023 to students in the surrounding district. The scholarship is designed to help students on their journey towards becoming a pilot and is aimed at year 10 students, but other year levels may be considered.
The club has a team of qualified instructors who run the lessons during weekends (in appropriate weather) to take you from complete novice to becoming a solo pilot. Gliding is a safe, exciting and cost effective way of learning to fly, and your gliding hours even count as credit towards powered flying in the future.
Our gliders are extremely well maintained by qualified mechanics and our training craft are robustly built specially for instructing, long distance cross country flying, high altitude flying and even aerobatics!
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS - The Scholarship Covers the costs of:
- Annual Membership to the club
- Membership to the Gliding Federation Australia (which includes your insurance)
- 1st trial flight for free
- Apply by 31 May 2024, informed if successful by 7 June 2024.
- Year 10 applicants prioritised, but all applicants considered.
ONGOING COSTS
- Club Glider hire costs are Free before midday and only 0.65c per minute after midday
- Launch costs are $15 per launch (winch) or $7 per minute aerotow (behind the plane)
Typical cost examples:
- Standard 10 minute lesson before midday (winch launch): $15
- Standard 10 minute lesson afternoon (winch launch): $21.50
- 20 minute lesson before midday (7 minute aerotow launch): $49
- 20 minute lesson after midday (7 minute aerotow launch): $62
If you are interested in being considered for a Junior Flying Scholarship please complete the form below and return it to: Tom Clark - GrampiansAdventures@icloud.com
The Process
Applying for this scholarship does not commit you. Successful applicants will then be invited to attend their free trial flight to confirm their suitability for flight training and also to ensure that the student enjoys it and wants to continue. If both the club instructor and the student wish to proceed, the club joining application will be completed and the student will begin their flight training journey! *Students who are unsuccessful may still apply for the scholarship the following year, or alternatively are welcome to join the club through the normal process to start their flight training.
Email your application to: GrampiansAdventures@icloud.com
Junior Flying Scholarship Application Form
1. Full Name:
2. Age:
3. School:
4. Contact email:
5. Parent/Guardian name and contact:
6. Tell us why you make a great candidate for this flying scholarship?
(100 - 200 words)
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