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H.S.L. is the oldest Club of its type in N.S.W. It
is primarily a radio controlled glider Club.
We also encourage and have eletric powered models being flown by
members. Sports power planes are generally not flown at H.S.L. and
our constitution and terms of lease, do not allow them to be flown as
a rule. Also, the two codes do not generally mix well, as the gliders
depend on wind direction for launching, and the winch and tow lines
lie downwind, causing problems for taxiing, launching and landing of
power models.
The field is located at Maddens Plains, south of Helensburgh. It is
reached by travelling south on the Princes Highway, to Waterfall,
then onto the Southern Freeway, until you exit left on the
Helensburgh turnoff. Turn right at the roundabout and head south
towards Darkes Forest. Continue on past that turnoff and the field is
located just past the golf course on the right hand side. It is a
mown area of approx 230m x 100m, leased by the Club, and maintained
by us. We fly thermal duration competition, some F3J and F3B,
electric, handlaunch and aerotow scale models.
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The field is open 7 days a week for Club members to
fly. We have members willing to instruct new members and we are
looking at instituting a pilot proficiency programme, to assist
members in improving and upgrading their skills. We hope to foster
interest and fellowship with modellers who share this common
interest.
Heathcote Soaring League is an incorporated Club and is happy to
accept new members whose primary interest is in sailplanes or old
timer aircraft. If you have a model ready for a test flight, bring it
to the field on a Sunday, and we can check it out for you, or give it
a pre-flight check. Learning to fly a model aircraft seems difficult
at first, but soon becomes easy, so long as you are taught to fly
safely in the first instance. Non members are invited to fly at
H.S.L. as a visitor on two occasions, but are expected to join after
that time, either as an associate if they already belong to another
Club, or as a full member, if they do not have MAAA
affiliation.
Club flying days are generally on Sundays, but members also fly
Saturdays and Tuesdays, or at any other times. There is a sign at the
field to indicate it is owned by H.S.L.
Membership fees as at 1/7/11 to
30/6/12 are $195 for seniors, $135 for pensioners and $75 for
juniors. Associate membership is $75. for seniors and $25 for
pensioners
The Club committee decided to absorb some of the increases this year,
and passed on the savings to our members. Enjoy the cost benefits,
members, because who knows what next year will bring. The fee covers
membership to MAAA, MAS, HSL, a $10m Insurance cover, rent for the
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Heathcote Cup Open Class Contest is the longest running
T.D. competition in N.S.W.
H.S.L. also runs an annual, two round Open Thermal comp - The
Heathcote Cup - which is well attended by competitors from all over
N.S.W. We also have a couple of two metre class comps each year. As
well as the above listed interclub points score contests, we also
run a series of Club comps, so you can see we have a busy schedule,
but still manage to fit in regular Club flying days. H.S.L.has high
starts available, for those without launching equipment, and a lot
of members have winches as well.
Old Timer models flown include, Nostalgia, Antique, Duration and
Texaco classes
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| Contact information and membership fees: Heathcote
Soaring League |
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