If you are serious about becoming a glider pilot, then why not join ESGC as an adult member for £475 right now, or contact us to talk about other membership options. For safety reasons, all members and visitors who fly with us must meet or exceed certain minimum medical requirements, and be neither too heavy nor […]
Why not buy someone a Gliding Experience Flight for Xmas? At just £45.00 this is a perfect last minute gift for a loved one or family member. The lucky recipient will experience an exhilarating winch launch to 2, 000 feet and have the time of their life!
The BGA Monthly Newsletter for October is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
…but not all of our visitors experience this kind of exciting introduction! This video of a Gliding Trial Lesson was filmed by one of our many satisfied customers. Book an experience flight with us now!
Gliding Experience A Gliding Experience consists of a single winch launch leading to a soaring flight of approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Time in the air is very dependent on the time of year and the weather conditions at the time of the flight. Gliding Experience flights must be booked in advance. Bookings are available […]
Go For Gliding Mini-Course Whilst we do offer short trial lessons, a much better-value alternative is to take a Go For Gliding Mini-Course. This consists of 6 winch launches, or 3 winch launches with extended soaring flights, or a combination of both. The instruction will be more intensive, and a full briefing on gliding and […]
As anticipated, London Southend Airport are looking to acquire a huge slice of Class D airspace which, if granted, will extend from the Thames estuary all the way up to Clacton, and effectively making glider flights to our South untenable. Can we do anything to counter this proposal? AOPA’s statement indicates that it’s a done […]
The BGA Monthly Newsletter for September is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
The dates and venues for next year’s Nationals are as follows; Standard Class/Open Class Nationals (Lasham): 24th May to 1st June 2014 18m Class Nationals (Husbands Bosworth): 5th to 13th July 2014 Club Class Nationals (Dunstable): 26th July to 3rd August 2014 15m Class Nationals (Tibenham): 16th to 24th August 2014 Junior Championships (Lasham): 16th to […]
Contact us to arrange a Corporate Gliding Day for your Business or Group, including tailored flying and refreshments.
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 […]
Current week planned flying days:- Monday 🙁 Tuesday 🙁 Wednesday 🙂 Thursday 🙁 Friday 🙂 Saturday 🙂 Sunday 🙂 Read More about “This Weeks Flying Schedule”…
