Piedmont Soaring Society
Flight School
Why pick this one
Piedmont Soaring Society offers introductory flights, glider instruction, and tows from its Farmington, North Carolina gliderport.
Best for
- Introductory sailplane flights
- Budget-conscious glider training
- Weekend glider instruction
- Pilots seeking glider tows at Bahnson Gliderport
- People interested in participating in a nonprofit soaring club
Look elsewhere if
- Rapid completion of a glider pilot certificate
- Guaranteed frequent instructor availability
- Training primarily on weekdays
- Powered-aircraft flight instruction
Specialties
- Glider flight instruction
- Introductory flights in two-seat sailplanes
- Glider towing with a Piper Pawnee
- Solo flights in a single-seat glider
Certifications
- FAA-licensed commercial pilots for introductory flights
What makes them different
- Nonprofit, all-volunteer club with more than 50 members
- Owns a Piper Pawnee aircraft for towing
- Operates two two-place training aircraft and one single-seat glider
- Provides introductory flights at Bahnson Gliderport in Farmington, North Carolina
- Offers glider operations primarily on weekends during favorable weather, with weekday arrangements possible
- Serves
- Farmington
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1947 NC-801, Mocksville, NC 27028
- Phone
- +13479271045
- Website
- http://www.piedmontsoaring.net/
Services
- Glider training
- Introductory glider flights
- Aircraft towing
- Glider launch services for visiting pilots