ASC Gliding Club is the gliding section of the RNZAF Base Auckland Aviation Sports Club, based on the air base at Whenuapai, near the upper Waitematā Harbour. It is a sports club of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and its gliders fly with no engine, so the club's own description is of a flight that uses no fuel and can last hours. The club says it teaches people of any age to fly, from the young to the old, and describes its gliding as the cheapest way into aviation. Members describe a supportive club with a strong sense of camaraderie. The club's directions say to enter 1 Punga Road into a GPS, which gets you near the hangar, then park in the car park outside gate 6 of the air base and wait at the gate. Our pick in Whenuapai for anyone who has wondered what it is like to fly without an engine.