*** Soar Into Summer ***
*** Glider Soaring Rides ***
Experience the thrill of soaring like a bird in a modern, high performance, motorless sailplane, high above the countryside. A soaring ride is also an ideal gift for that special occasion and one that will be remembered for a lifetime. Gift certificates are available.
Windy City Soaring Association is a non-profit organization (club) dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of soaring
(flying sailplanes aka gliders).
We are based at Hinckley Airport (0C2) in the friendly village of Hinckley IL, situated about fifty miles West of the hustle and bustle of downtown Chicago.
Our club owns and operates two tow planes and five beautiful club gliders. In addition, many of our members also own their own sailplanes.
The range of our member's flying experience includes aviation beginners, seasoned multi rating instructors, cross country experts, and even a few record holders. Several of our members also participate in competitive flying.
We are organized as a working and volunteer club, wherein qualified members serve as ground crew, tow pilots, ride pilots and flight instructors. Several of our FAA certified commercial pilots do provide rides. We each also perform other tasks as necessary for the club to conduct flight operations and social activities. Speaking of social activities, you really don't want to miss our fall Chili Fest!
Visitors, of course, are always welcome to stop by our hangars or club house just to talk with our members about any aspect of soaring. We all love to fly and we all love to talk about flying too.
Club Brochure : (
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For more information about Windy City Soaring Association please
click here to download and/or print a copy of our
WCSA Club Brochure (PDF).
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News
Three WCSA Pilots Start the Season Off with Sky High Accomplishments
Peter Washburn earned his Certified Flight Instructor Glider rating.
Christopher Marczewski earned his Commercial Pilot Glider rating.
Mateusz Slowik successfully completed a 5 hour Silver Badge duration flight.
All of these achievements were completed on the same day, April 12, 2012.
What an amazing day for WCSA. And... so early in the season. Wow!
Jim & Simine Short were awarded the Eaton Trophy by the SSA
The Eaton Trophy is named after Warren E. Eaton, founder of the SSA and is the SSA’s highest award. It is awarded each year to someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the art, sport, or science of soaring flight in the USA.
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Windy City Soaring has been in the news on several occasions.
Click the links below to see a few of the articles recently written about our club.
