Student Games
Test your knowledge with Wally Games—fun, interactive challenges designed to help you prepare for your training and improve your ground knowledge. These engaging games provide a low-stress way to review key aviation concepts while making learning enjoyable. Whether you're a student pilot, dispatcher, or simply looking to brush up on your skills, Wally Games offer a great way to stay sharp and get ahead in your training journey.
Our Students
Introduction
The Hamilton Soaring Club is proud of the significant improvements made to our student training program. We now follow a structured outline provided by the Soaring Society of America, resulting in a more efficient and successful learning experience. Our program is led by a team of excellent instructors and dedicated club members who are committed to supporting every student. It includes both ground and flight training, ensuring students gain a thorough understanding of all aspects of gliding. We welcome a wide age range of participants—from fifth graders to adults—and are happy to tailor the training to meet each individual’s needs.
Student Stories
Ashleigh
Ashleigh studies at Texas A&M University and began flight training at HSC in the summer of 2023. She’s earned her Private Pilot License and is now working toward her Commercial!
Cate
Cate began soaring in 2025 and quickly developed a passion for it. She's catching on fast and making excellent progress.
Noah
Quinn
Quinn began flying with our soaring club in 2021 and aspires to advance her aviation career and one day become a certified flight instructor.
Ethan
Ethan has been an active club member and earned his Private Pilot Glider Certificate in 2023 with help from a club-supported SSA scholarship.
Emerson
Cooper
Cooper has been with the club since early 2022 and is flying like a champ. Coming from an aviation family, he's been around aircraft all his life and gets great support from dad.
Caitlyn
Caitlyn is currently training to earn her pilot’s license. She began soaring at 17 and now attends McLennan Community College, where she plans to study kinesiology.
Scot
Youth Director
Wally Scott
64 years of soaring experience
"Support of the HSC youth by the membership and community is outstanding. Scholarship funds have been donated by HSC members and community members to help reduce the cost.
Outside instructors have flown with our students and commented HSC youth are receiving excellent training as evidenced by the HSC youth pilot skills.
HSC youth have participated in national and regional competitions and cross country flying training camps. They are a great bunch of kids with whom I sincerely enjoy working with."
Instructors
Shane Grieve
Shane is a CFIG, CFII, and MEI, and when he's not flying, he works as a Principal Cloud Security Engineer.
Taylor Long
Taylor has been a club member since 2016. He has competed in many regional and national glider competitions.
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Elaine Porterfield
Elaine has been a club member since 2016. She works as a ground instructor at TSTC.
CSEL, CFI, CFIG, sUAS
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Vic Barber
Vic is a 737 Instructor/ Evaluator Captain at American Airlines and a Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) for single-engine, multi-engine airplanes, and gliders.
We are incredibly grateful to our volunteer instructors for their unwavering dedication and the invaluable support they provide to our students.
