The MHGC aims to provide fun, yet safe flying in an environment where pilots can gain skills and experience under the guidance of many experienced pilots.
The Melbourne Hang Gliding Club was formed by a small number of pilots from Victoria’s Yarra Valley in the mid to late 80′s. Since the pioneering days, the club has enjoyed steady membership growth from pilots across Melbourne and Victoria. Club membership numbers are now 55+ with a monthly meeting attendance averaging around 20. The MHGC offers regular monthly meetings (usually with a guest speak
12/11/2025
found this golden oldie from 1986.. steve moyes and rick duncan.
Australian Freestyle Hang Gliding - 1986 - Wizards of Oz - PART FOUR Rick Duncan vs Steve Moyes in the quarter-final.
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One of the best funnest comps of the year.
Dont miss out.
All the Aussies are flying brilliantly at the Pre-worlds in Spain.. lets go team! A few we've been preparing at our local birchip Comp ..
01/04/2024
Another Great year at The Flatter than the Flatlands Easter comp..
Birchip.. over 40 pilots, 11 drivers, heaps of partners,
1x new born baby and a Dog..
Dont miss this next year.
2 of our pilots on the winners podium .Neal haslal wining his first comp. and Andy Philips..well.done..
05/11/2023
If you are interested in Hangliding
. dont miss the current issue of Skysailor magazine online. A great article about Big K Week which is coming up in a few weeks. And is great for Hang Glider cross countru flights from Novices to advanced pilots.
09/08/2023
If you have been thinking about learning to fly or joining our Club.. Here is our year in review from our Club President.
Plenty of Flying, camping, beaches , mountains and mates... we love seeing each other succeed ... looking forward to 23/24..
08/08/2023
World Hang Gliding Champs has just begun.. you can watch the live track and follow all our Aussie team.. Cmon aussies..!!!
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09/07/2023
04/07/2023
Hang gliding goals
Big trip bucket list: Australia.
Kangaroos bounding into the blood-red sunset. Sipping lattes by the Opera House, watching the flags over the Harbour Bridge flutter in the breeze. Throw in a deadly shark/snake/spider, an episode of Neighbours and “That’s not a knife,” and you’ve completed the thought pastiche for Australia.
Free-flight pilots think differently about this land of extreme contrasts. Most will have heard of the big three – Bright, Manilla and Canungra. Bright, four hours north east of Melbourne, is the closest thing Oz has to Alps with a beautiful tourist town to match – bring your partner. Manilla, five hours inland from Sydney, is a little wilder and offers hundred kilometre-plus flights in every direction across the undulating farmlands of New South Wales – bring someone who likes to drive. Canungra is much closer to civilisation and only an hour from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. It offers stunning, complex flying. Take off with a view of the Gold Coast and theme parks, then surf the convergence over the dense jungle of Lamington National Park before returning to land by the pub – bring the family.
Then there’s the rest of the Great Southern Land, where rich, varied and world-class flying experiences abound. Most Australian pilots live on the coast and soar places like Rainbow Beach, the Surf Coast in Victoria’s south and even some remarkably urban spots around Sydney. Every place has a tight knit flying community and a quick web search will hook you up with a well-organised club and invaluable local knowledge.
Or step into another realm of crazy adventures in expansive skies above ancient, wild landscapes. Towing in the flatlands and the outback. Soaring the Great Australian Bight – no landings for a hundred kilometres, if you survive the pounding surf, the sharks will eat you. Soar the Morning Glory cloud. But there’s also a quiet pioneering side to the more remote areas. Some patience and friendly questions will lead you to someone called Alice, Johnno or Dave who’s the best pilot within a five-hundred-kilometre radius and has been flying this one little spot for years with just a few mates and a wedge-tailed eagle for company. They’ve been wondering wistfully about the potential of this homegrown flying site and what some European hot-shot would make of it – be that pilot – bring your A-Game and a good satellite tracker.
Despite the laid-back image, Australian flight is tightly regulated. You’ll get along much better if you join up, pay dues and make friends. The best time to visit is now, the main flying season is November to April, and you’ll find all you need to know on the recently revamped Sports Aviation Federation of Australia website.
13/06/2023
We fly all year round at MHGC chasing winter thermals.. come join us for our next trip.. perfect trip for beginner pilots. Add to that camping, local pub parmas, campfires and friends... makes for an awesome weekend. Get in touch if you wanna fly with us.