SAFA Skysailor Magazine

12 SKY SAILOR June-July-August | WINTER 2026 They talk about the ‘near-misses’ – the moments when a wing tip tucked or a landing was a bit too ‘spicy’, but mostly, they talk about the beauty. The way the light hits the Murray River at 4pm, turning it into a ribbon of molten gold. The wedge- tailed eagles that joined them in the thermals, treating the humans like clumsy, colourful cousins. If the launch is an act of courage, the landing is an act of precision. The landing paddock at Corryong (used as a base for the morning sleddies) is a One new pilot, after landing from her longest flight ever, sat in the tall grass of the landing paddock for 10 minutes, unable to move, “I forgot I was a person,” she said simply. “I was just floating on the wind.” One of our Tasmanian pilots who only completed his PG2 course on 22 March this year said, “It was an ideal stepping stone to improve, enjoy and develop, I have recommended this to all the other pilots I did my course with.” Finding Heaven above Mt Elliot