{"id":69,"date":"2026-04-21T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/aircraft\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:03:25","slug":"aircraft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main class=\"hsc-page\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"hsc-hero\">\n<div class=\"hsc-hero__panel\">\n<p class=\"hsc-kicker\">Hamilton Soaring Club<\/p>\n<h1>Aircraft<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hsc-card hsc-band\">\n<h2>Club Gliders<\/h2>\n<p>Hamilton Soaring Club maintains a practical training and soaring fleet for students, members, and passenger flights.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hsc-grid\">\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Schweizer 2-33<\/h2>\n<p>The club operates two Schweizer 2-33 gliders. The 2-33 is a two-place training glider used primarily by students. It has an L\/D of 23:1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Schweizer 2-32<\/h2>\n<p>The 2-32 is a larger two-place, high-performance Schweizer glider used for instruction, passenger flights, and soaring with excellent cockpit visibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Schweizer 1-26E<\/h2>\n<p>The club operates two Schweizer 1-26E gliders. The 1-26 is the next step after the 2-33. It is a single-seat glider with an L\/D of 23:1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Schweizer 1-26C<\/h2>\n<p>An older model of the 1-26 with nearly identical performance to the 1-26E. Students fly the 1-26C after demonstrating proficient flight skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Grob G103 Twin Astir<\/h2>\n<p>The Grob is a dual-seat glider with an L\/D of 37:1 and gives students and pilots an excellent opportunity to learn from one another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hsc-card hsc-band\">\n<h2>Towplanes<\/h2>\n<p>Our towplane fleet supports weekend soaring operations, training launches, and club events at Hamilton Municipal Airport.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hsc-grid\">\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Cessna 182D<\/h2>\n<p>A dependable high-wing towplane used for aero-tow operations and day-to-day launch support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hsc-card\">\n<h2>Callair A-9B Super<\/h2>\n<p>A purpose-built towplane with strong short-field utility and the muscle to keep glider operations moving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamilton Soaring Club Aircraft Club Gliders Hamilton Soaring Club maintains a practical training and soaring fleet for students, members, and passenger flights. Schweizer 2-33 The club operates two Schweizer 2-33 gliders. The 2-33 is a two-place training glider used primarily by students. It has an L\/D of 23:1. Schweizer 2-32 The 2-32 is a larger [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183,"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hamiltonsoaringclub.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}