Southern California Soaring Academy, Glider Flight School, The Best Soaring Site in Los Angeles County

The best soaring site in Los Angeles County

Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. 9am-5pm Book a ride: 866.945.0240

We are open Friday, Saturday, Sunday by Appointment Only

To make an appointment:
See our current Scheduling Requirements.

In response to the government's COVID-19 guidelines, Soaring Academy is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the well being of our employees and clients.

Here are some of the steps we're taking: Covid Precautions List

Have questions? E-mail us at: office@soaringacademy.org

What's Up

HI ALL

We’re moving into the time of year when weather doesn’t have to be ideal to provide excellent soaring at Crystal — especially if you like your thermals blue. Though ten degrees cooler than these last few days, the next spell will bring more uninterrupted sun and the westerly wind will gradually moderate. Sometime very soon, […]

Soaring is Learning

AGAINST THE GRAIN

If this doesn’t start an argument no one’s listening. It might be the least discussed phenomenon in soaring, so ubiquitous, yet also relatively minor, that it has no name, and apparently most pilots never notice it. The concept is simple: where lift is evenly distributed, gliding into the wind will keep you higher than going downwind through […]

Glider Flight Instruction at Southern California Soaring Academy, in Los Angeles County

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WE ARE OPEN:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, & Monday 9am-5am.

You can call during office hours: 866.945.0240