Tom Holloran

Tom’s father was one of the founding members of Soaring Society of Dayton (now Caeser Creek Soaring Club) and Tom grew up at the airport in Richmond, where the club used to operate in the 50’s and 60’s. His father bought a 1-26 (#190) in the early 70’s and Tom got his license at 16. They won the 1-26 team trophy four times, once overall. Tom completed his Diamond Goal in the 1-26 from Caeser Creek Soaring Club in 1988 and diamond distance in his Std. Libelle from Fun Country Soaring in 1991, both in Ohio. He left Soaring for 21 years, returning in 2015. After taking over the GP gliders US dealership in early 2018, he was without a glider once again after placing an order for a GP15 JETA. Randy Hollenberg loaned Tom his LS8-18 for the 2018 Standard Class nationals, where he placed third. Tom enjoyed flying the LS8-18 so much he purchased one in 2019, which he flew to second in 2019 Club Class nationals, first in 2019 Standard Class nationals, third in 2021 Club Class nationals, and second in 2023 Standard Class and Club Class nationals. Tom and Sarah Arnold flew as a team at the 2021 Standard Class WGC in France. They are also scheduled to fly as a team again at the 2023 Standard Class WGC in Australia this coming December. Tom has been self-employed for the last 27 years. He continues to work as the GP Gliders US dealer and is semi-retired from his other business, TWH Enterprises, Inc.