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A record flight, by Rob Lockett.

Tibenham to Truro in an old Olympia 2b by Rob Lockett. Flicking through the ancient pages of my Olympia 2b’s glider logbook it appears that in the 1950’s and 1960’s pilots were duty bound to crash following any kind of winch launch failure or other eventuality, no matter how minor. Several times this practice led […]

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Dawn Gliding

Sunrise – our call to action

What great a day we had yesterday! Some great flying all day long with the first launch a little later than planned at roughly 6:30am, due to rain and cloud. We had a pilot from another club come and fly with us in his K6E who grabbed the chance to participate in the fun, and […]

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Putting them to bed

After a long day we pack our cherished hanger. In the bad old days club members had to de-rig all of the gliders and store them in a farmers barn! In 1995, after a successful application to the Sports Council, the club received a grant of £65,000 to build a spacious and modern hangar that […]

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ESCG Gliding Newsletter

ESGC On Circuit Newsletter No7 2013 by Adrian Tills

In this packed winter edition of On Circuit! Colin Downes – Volunteer Parachute Maker (This page) Building for the Future – Make sure you read this! (P. 3) Flying in Florida by Vernon Bettle (P. 5) Revival of the Inter-Club League (P.7) ESGC Achievements 2012 (P. 8) New DVLA Towing Regulations (P. 8) ESGC Christmas […]

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