2026 Melbourne Cup Camp (30 Oct 2026)

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT

The Club will be holding its annual Cup Weekend at Raywood, home of the Bendigo Gliding Club. Raywood is 185km north of Melbourne via the Calder Fwy, and about 30km north of Bendigo, being north of the ranges the site receives better weather.

We plan on taking a tug, and a number of gliders depending on people's interest and bookings. Glider allocations and schedule will be determined prior to the camp in the pre-camp meeting in mid-October.

This is a good opportunity to get in some cross country flying. Depending on the weather, we plan to set daily tasks for group flying/mutual flights in the two seaters. There will also be a challenge task for the more competitive pilots to further develop your skills.

For those who don’t fly, there are the following attractions in Bendigo:

· Bendigo Mine.

· Golden Dragon Museum

· Bendigo walking tours.

· Art gallery and studios.

· And much more.

Meet time: 10:00am at the club house for;

·         Daily briefing.

  ·         Tasks.

·         Deciding where we’re going to eat for dinner.

Launch: 12:00 onwards, earlier flights are possible.

Aircraft: Club aircraft and Private.

Pilot experience / competency:

For XC min. C-certificate and successfully completing the outlanding training.

XC Prefered: GPC

Event type: Cross country flying and badge flights.

Environment: Flatland flying.

Launching: MGC tugs.

Site information: Raywood Site Info

Costs:

Camp costs around $80, which covers transport of the tug and gliders.

Airfield usage fee of $15 / day for private gliders.

Camping available for $15/person/night.

Queries: Please contact Mark Hunt on Mob: 0402 475 485 or mhunt9428@gmail.com

Please use the online registration button to express your interest in the camp and update the Club_Camp_Planning tab in the bookings spreadsheet. Details you will need to add prior to the planning meeting is:

what you can tow to and from the camp
which glider you prefer to fly
what days you will be attending the camp
catering details for the camp

Note: you'll be required to attend the camp planning meeting on 21st October 2026 at 7:30pm (a link will be added to the Club_Camp_Planning tab in the bookings spreadsheet) where we will organise who will tow what glider or equipment to and from the camp and other camp planning details.

Kind regards,

Mark Hunt

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2026 Melbourne Cup Camp (30 Oct 2026)