Organization:
The Soaring Tigers is incorporated and registered as an educational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a member of the Soaring Society of America.
Purpose:
Our purpose is the development and promotion of the sport of soaring with a focus on providing flight instruction for new pilots, younger members, and future cross-country pilots.
Equipment:
Our club owns a Schweizer SGS 2-33A (L/D 23:1) two-place sailplane that is ideal for training. This ship was rebuilt and recovered in 1996 and is in fine condition. It is equipped with a Borgelt electric audio variometer.
We also have a Schweizer SGS 1-34 (L/D 33:1) is equipped with dual Winter and Borgelt audio varios with total energy system, a Delcom 720 channel radio, and an enclosed trailer.
Airport Location:
Van Sant airport in Erwinna, PA is a beautiful country airfield in Bucks County. It has two grass strip runways and is an active soaring, flying and ballooning site. Van Sant airport is about 10 miles up river of New Hope, PA and one mile west of the Delaware River. It is also about 3 miles SSW of Frenchtown, NJ. See the directions to our airport.