Useful web links
Google!
Club flying pics on Flickr
Weather
Dr Jacks thermal predictions
Rural Wx forecast
Pretty good "quick look" for the days ahead
Airways
Preflight planning weather etc
On-line weather stations and more
See actual conditions
NZ Met Service
Brian's weather links
BOM
Aussie weather maps (covers NZ)
Local Met expert David Crow's forecast
Local forecast, updated about 11am
Victoria University
One of the best when its on-line!
MetFlight
The CAA's service for licenced pilots
Lake Wanaka Web cam
Looks like it points west...
WeatherZone in Oz
Predictions of what's west and heading this way...
Nice online wx station in Rangiora
NOAA Hi Res satellite
Look out for wave clouds etc, search the archive too
Wunderground
This shows the Jetstream over Oz + NZ
NOAA "READY"
Enter your lat (-45) and long (170), get the modelled sounding
Alex webcam
Gliding
Wings + Wheels
Gliders for sale in the USA
Phil Plane's Omarama happenings
New Zealand Gliding Association
New Zealand Gliding Forum
Local discussion
Wikipedia for gliders, detailed info on many popular types
More gliding stuff
A Sailplane Directory
Archive of Dick Johnson flight reports
Very good facts on many common gliders
Gliding Magazine
Good site...worth a look
PIK-20 site
PW5 site
Links to everything Gliding
Gliderforum, good discussion
Some tips on learning to glide
The training syllabus for glider pilots
New students please read!
Glide Omarama
Training courses and mountain flying
South Canterbury club (Wardells info)
Southern Soaring
Glider flights and training
Nelson Gliding club
General Aviation
CAA
Pilot Rumours Network
Discussion on airlines, accidents and aviation
Aircraft Wikipedia
Heaps to lookup here
Landings
...heaps of info here!
How things fly
...lots of theory
RAANZ
Microlight association
RNZAC
NZ Aeroclubs
Local District
Harriers
The local running/walking group
Central Otago Rail Trail website
Otago Rail Trail website
DOC
Department of Conservation