Gliding

Cadet Gliding

Gliding is an important part of the Air Cadets Program. Detailed information regarding the gliding schedule as well as links to the forms to sign up for scheduled dates will be posted on this page as they become available. Please check back often to find out about upcoming dates.

Note that maps and directions to both of the Gliding sites are also on this page for your reference.

The current schedule for gliding for the 2019/2020 training year is:

Sunday March 29 - Abbotsford (1400-1600) (10 spots)
Sunday April 26 - Pitt Meadows (0745-1700) (30 spots)
Sunday June 7 - Pitt Meadows (0745-1700) (30 spots)
Please click on any of the dates above to register.

PLEASE NOTE:

All flying in Spring 2020 will take place at cadet gliding sites in Pitt Meadows or Abbotsford. Be sure to check Google Maps for directions to your assigned location. Cadets are to arrive at least 15 min prior to their scheduled shift, wearing civilian clothing with closed toed shoes and long pants. Jackets are recommended in the event of inclement weather.
Assume transportation is at your own responsibility; we will provide an update IF a bus is approved. Parking is extremely limited, therefore carpooling is highly recommended.
In order to ensure that all cadets get an opportunity to glide, cadets may initially only register for one gliding date. Cadets who register for more than one gliding date will have their name deleted from the second and/or subsequent date they are registered for. As the scheduled gliding dates approach opportunities will be provided for cadets to register for extra dates to fill unused spaces on the gliding field.

Abbotsford Gliding Site

The Abbotsford Gliding Site is not at the airport terminal. If you are using GPS to help you find the gliding site enter this address into your GPS: 1810 Queen Street Abbotsford BC. As you drive past this address heading south you will get to Threshold Drive and will see a sign on the fence in front of you for the Royal Canadian Air Cadets Abbotsford Gliding Site with an arrow directing you to turn left. The gliding site is not far from that turn.

The directions below will take you to the gliding area which is not at the airport terminal.

Head East from Vancouver on Highway #1
Take Exit 83 (Mount Lehman Road) off Highway #1
Head South on Mount Lehman Road
Turn Left onto Simpson Road
Turn Right onto Queen Street
Follow Queen Street South until you get to Threshold Drive
Turn left onto Threshold Drive

Parents/drivers must not leave until the escort from the Gliding program arrives. Parents, drivers, Cadets, and escort Officers are not permitted on the airfield without a gliding escort. If the parents or drivers for Cadets arrive late, they are required to call the Site Commander or the Squadron Escort Officer and request assistance.

Pitt Meadows Gliding Site

If you are using GPS to help you find the location of the Pitt Meadows gliding site do not enter the address for the airport into your GPS. The entrance to the gliding area is on Ford Road on the north side of the airport. If you are using GPS to find the location the turnoff for gliding is about 50 m East and across the road from Specimen Trees at 18485 Ford Road. It's a small gravel road and you will see cars parked and the gliders through a small gate.

The directions below will direct you to the gliding area which is not at the airport terminal.

Head East on Hwy 7A (Lougheed Hwy) to Harris Road in Pitt Meadows.
Turn right (south) onto Harris Road.
From Harris Road turn right on Ford Road.
Take Ford Road approximately ½ km past Baynes Road to the first gated drive way on the left leading onto the airfield.
Turn left into the field; parking is available in the grass area.
Assemble near the shed at the parking area. The escort officer from the Squadron, Cadets, and parents/drivers are required to wait for an escort from the Gliding program.