This article was first published in The Wimmera Mail-Times on the 29th of October, 1976
World - class pilots are in a field of 60 entered for the national sports class gliding titles in Horsham.
Among entries are men and women who have represented Australia in overseas competition.
Wimmera Soaring Club will run the titles at Horsham aerodrome the second week in February.
The sports class titles will be the first in Australia. Pilots from Victoria, SA and NSW are entered. Among them are:
Paul Mander, of Bathurst, NSW, who flew for Australia in the l974 World gliding titles at Waikerie, SA.
Tony Tabart, of Derrinelum, long-time member of the Wimmera club and Australian representative in world titles.
Robyn Sunderland of Melbourne, a regular women pilot who competed in the first women event from Horsham aerodrome.
Sue Martin of Waikerie, SA, who has represented Australia in women's world titles.
The Wimmera club hard pressed on planning and organisation , still hopes to enter a strong team for events during the week.
Among pilots with best hopes of success aer Kevin Olerhead, now flying at the national titles at Renmark, SA. Kelvin Mills of Dooen who has flown nearly 1000 ilometers this year; Max Hedt, a founder of the Wimmera club and holder of three diamond-class gliding awards; and Graeme Carnie, who will be fresh from Sunrasia competitions at Mildura.
A Wimmera club spokesman said last night: "Naturally we'd like to put a bigger team into the Horsham Gliding Week but we'll be too flat out on organisation."
He said the week was proof of the value of Horsham aerodrome to the community.