Southland Gliding Club?

[Tailgunner]

Gliding is my thing, real and virtual, and my favourite video is Natural History New Zealand's brilliant WINDBORN, A JOURNEY INTO FLIGHT, which documents a hairy ride with Gavin and Justin Wills pair-flying from ?? to Milford Sound. In the film, the only clue to the strip they fly from is a shack labelled Southland Gliding Club. It was possibly from the same strip that in 1954 Philip Wills was winch-launched into wave and an altitude record. I'd like to pinpoint the strip, and hopefully the club, so that I can take my virtual gliders there. At a guess it's near or at Simons Hill or perhaps Omarama. If anyone can help a geographically challenged Pom, he'd appreciate it...

[Charl]

Without having seen the video, I'd say a pretty safe bet would be Omarama.
I've been toying with the idea of some AI gliders there for a long time, maybe this will be the push I need

[Bandit]

I've seen the documentary and agree - it's fantastic.

It's been a while since I saw it but I'm also pretty sure it was Omarama.

[Alfashark]

Pretty sure it was Omarama too, Ive got a copy of the vid here somewhere but can be bothered digging it out... Check out the Gliding NZ website, im sure there will be some info on there

[Tailgunner]

Thanks, people. Done some Googling, and apparejtly the Southland club is located at Five Rivers. [With a Queenstown PO Box number. ] It seems likely that Philip Wills launched from Simons Hill.
Charl - those AI gliders would be great. Please?

[Charl]

QUOTE (Tailgunner @ Feb 16 2008, 12:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, people. Done some Googling, and apparejtly the Southland club is located at Five Rivers. [With a Queenstown PO Box number. ] It seems likely that Philip Wills launched from Simons Hill.
Charl - those AI gliders would be great. Please?

Not sure Omarama would be the right spot - just glider people go there...
Coromandel, somewhere? Omaka?

[ZK-Brock]

Lake station?