Great Lakes Gliding Club (GLGC) is a soaring club located at Tottenham/Ronan Aerodrome, 56.9 km northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Great Lakes Gliding Club. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
Great Lakes Gliding provided facilities and pilot training for construction and testing of the UTIAS Snowbird, the first human-powered ornithopter to sustain straight and level flight, now undergoing record certification by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).Smith, Hayden. "Snowbird: The first man-powered plane with flapping wings". Metro.co.uk, September 23, 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010)- Kar, Naveen, "Ornithopter – Da Vinci conceived, Canadian student realizes the engineless flying machine" , Seer Press, 27 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010)
GLGC operates on a not-for-profit basis,Great Lakes Gliding Club. Great Lakes Gliding Club/index.html - Closest to Toronto Newmarket Barrie Ontario. Retrieved 16 February 2015) and flight instruction is provided for free by volunteer instructors.Great Lakes Gliding Club. Come Fly with Us - Great Lakes Gliding Club - Closest to Toronto Newmarket Barrie. Retrieved 16 February 2015)
In common with other Canadian gliding clubs, it is a member of the Soaring Association of Canada.
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External links Great Lakes Gliding Club