Great Lakes Gliding Club Explained

Great Lakes Gliding Club
Location:Tottenham/Ronan Aerodrome
Website:http://www.greatlakesgliding.com

Great Lakes Gliding Club (GLGC) is a soaring club located at Tottenham/Ronan Aerodrome, 56.9 km northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Great Lakes Gliding provided facilities and pilot training for construction and testing of the UTIAS Snowbird, the first human-powered ornithopter to sustain straight and level flight, now undergoing record certification by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).[2]

GLGC operates on a not-for-profit basis,[3] and flight instruction is provided for free by volunteer instructors.[4]

References

  1. http://www.greatlakesgliding.com Great Lakes Gliding Club
  2. Smith, Hayden. "Snowbird: The first man-powered plane with flapping wings". Metro.co.uk, September 23, 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010)
    - Kar, Naveen, "Ornithopter – Da Vinci conceived, Canadian student realizes the engineless flying machine", Seer Press, 27 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010)
  3. Great Lakes Gliding Club. Great Lakes Gliding Club/index.html - Closest to Toronto Newmarket Barrie Ontario. Retrieved 16 February 2015)
  4. Great Lakes Gliding Club. Come Fly with Us - Great Lakes Gliding Club - Closest to Toronto Newmarket Barrie. Retrieved 16 February 2015)

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