NEGEV Gliding Center, TEMAN Airfield, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Gliders:

• Ka 7 (1)
• IS-28 B2 (1)
• T-53 (1)

• KA-8 (1)
• KA-6 (1)
• Edelwais (1)
• Aster CS (1)
• Speed Aster (1)
• SKY-2 (1)
• SKY-3 (1)

Tug:

Flying Costs:

Aerotow:

1000 ft. - 45 IS
1500 ft. - 55 IS
2000 ft. - 70 IS
2500 ft. - 85 IS

Flight time:

Membership:

Monthly - 100 IS

Each club member is expected to perform 6 hours work per month doing either (Instructing, tugging, timekeeping, maintainance) or pay $5 US per hour in lieu of this.

Contact the Negev gliding Center:

+972-(0)7-6434816
+972-(0)50-809589

Arie Venkert 07-6460869 (MITAL@bguvms.bgu.ac.il)
Shlomo Zelkine 052-750286 (owen@bguvms.bgu.ac.il)

Other Info:

VOR "BSA" on the field. Waypoint TEMAN.

N 31° 17' 17" E 34° 43' 23"

Field altitude 656' msl
One Asphalt runway 1050m

In Israel there are 4 gliding clubs: The Negev in TEMAN, EIN SHEMER next to HADERA in the center of Israel, MEGIDO next to AFULA in the north, and MACHANAYIM in ROSH PINA airport in the far North. They all are part of the Aero Club of Israel, a member of FAI.

One needs a Pilots licence - gliders to fly gliders in Israel. It takes a few months to validate a licence from over seas.

Gliding is possible on Fridays, Saturdays and Holidays only.

Japan Glider Club, Japan

Gliders:

• Blanik L13
• Blanik L23
• Pilatus B-4
• Ketrel 17
• Kestrel 19
• Grob G103A
• Grob G103C

Tugs:

• Robin DR400R
• Citabria
• Husky A-1
• Super Cub PA-18

Flying Costs:

Aerotow:

Membership:

Other Info:

• 133 active and 68 inactive members as of 1994.
• 1200m grass strip for the club; hanger; club house; bank beds.
• Aerobatic instruction.
• One to two foreign nationality members at a time on average.
• Most days English-speaking instructors available.
• Usually weekends and holidays but tow available on weekday on request.
• The best and the largest club in Tokyo area.
• Flying all year. Best soaring late Feb. - late June.
• For current info:
  • Office: Japan Glider Club, 1-18-2 Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo 105 Japan 03-3591-7728
  • Glideport: Itakura Gliderport, Yokekawa, Itakura, Gunma 374-01 Japan 0276-77-1249 not always attended.

Cape Gliding Club, South Africa

Gliders:

• ASK-13
• Astir-CS
• Cirrus
• Twin Astir

Flying Costs:

Aerotow:

Membership:

Other Info:

Magalies Gliding Club, South Africa

Gliders:

• Ka 7
• Twin Astir
• Grob Acro
• Single Astir

Tugs:

• Super cubs
• Pawnee

Flying Costs:

Aerotow:

Membership:

Other Info:

• Situated 50km from central Johannesburg. South Africa
• Each club member is expected to perform 40 hours work per annum doing either (Instructing, tugging, timekeeping, maintainance) or pay R10 per hour in lieu of this.
• Field altitude 5100' msl
• 2 Grass runways approx 1500m
• 1 cross runway and 1 emergency strip.
• There are approximatelly 80 private aircraft on the field 80 percent of which are in private hangars.
• Clubhouse, barbecue and swimming pool.

Sunnyside Soaring Centre, Zimbabwe - Africa

Gliders:

• Blanik L-13 x 2
• Swallow

Launching System:

• Winch

Flying Costs:

Membership:

Location

Other Info:

• 57 members, about 20 active
• 1000m grass strip for the club; hanger; club house;
• Usually weekends and holidays
• Flying all year. Best soaring September to Mid November
• For current information:
  Club on weekends Tel: +263 1756 255
  E-mail: techhelp@id.co.zw