Calendar
| Saturday, April 11 @ 9am |
Annual Safety Seminar and Annual Meeting Our annual Safety Seminar will start at 0900 in the clubs south hangar. We have several speakers lined up to discuss and remind everyone about our safety culture that we work to maintain at CGC. That meeting will end between 1230 and 1300. We'll break for lunch and then resume with the Annual Meeting at 1400. We will have Officers Reports and talk about Old Business and New Business, and maybe even some Monkey Business |
.News and Announcements
| August 18, 2025 |
The Chicago Glider Club has a new weather station See Weather in the About menu. |
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Tracking
CGC gliders can be tracked on these sites:
- Glidernet
- GliderRADAR (clicking on Minooka opens a menu with further options including coverage)
- GlideAndSeek
- GliderTracker (zooming in and clicking on ‘Minooka’ will provide further options including OGN range)
- See 'Club Flight Log' under the 'Membership' menu when logged into the site.
Where We Fly
Our members fly on weekends throughout the Northern Illinois soaring season, and on weekdays whenever one of our many tow pilot members is available to tow.
Typical cross-country routes from CGC go from northwest to south from Minooka, away from Lake Michigan and the Class B & C airspace. The longest recorded flight from CGC was 435 miles free distance by Harold Jensen in April 1962. This was accomplished in a plywood "floater" sailplane, Harold was an excellent pilot as well.
Soaring in Northern Illinois
The Chicago Glider Club has an active membership of about 80 pilots involved in all aspects of the sport, from instruction through to participation in local, Regional and National soaring contests.
Founded in 1953, we own and manage all of our facilities: our grass runway, hangars and clubhouse were all constructed - and are now maintained - by dedicated and highly proficient members who take pride in the club.
We own a fleet of high quality sailplanes and towplanes that provide economical soaring to club members; many members also own their own sailplanes and base them at the CGC gliderport.