2000ft Aerotow Gliding Flight - Yorkshire
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Burn Gliding Club
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Experience “God’s own country” from the air as you never have before, on this 2000ft Gliding Flight above North Yorkshire! Run by Burn Gliding Club, who are based at a former WWII Bomber Command airfield near Selby, this location is perhaps one of the best in this part of the UK to experience gliding from; firstly because of its scenic surroundings that look stunning from up in the air. Secondly, its positioning means that during the summer months, what the gliding team refers to as the “Pennine wave” creates optimum thermals from which to get airborne and stay there for longer. And even in the wintertime, there’s still the same thermal effect coming from nearby power stations in Drax, Eggborough and Ferrybridge - so even when it’s cold and frosty, there’s still enjoyable gliding fun to be had. Following your brief welcome on arrival, you’ll be assigned to one of the club’s fleet of twin seater gliders. After being shown the various elements of the glider, you and an expert instructor from the club will climb into the cockpit for your flight. Released by the aerotow at 2000 ft, you can expect to be up in the air for approximately 15 minutes, as you enjoy flying in this most peaceful and majestic of aircraft - no noisy engines, just the sound of the wind whistling around you as you feel weightless in the air above the White Rose county!
- Gliding with Burn Gliding Club near Selby
- Experience the 'Pennine wave'
- See the very best of 'God's own county' from the air
- Opportunity to take the controls during your flight
- 2000ft Aerotow Gliding Flight
- Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
- A powered aircraft will tow you to your chosen height for launch
- Opportunity to take the controls during your flight
- Enjoy stunning views of the surrounding countryside
2000ft Aerotow
- Flights last around 15 minutes
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Information
- The minimum age is 13
- Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult on the airfield
- Maximum weight 16 stone
- Maximum height 6'3"
- Gliding takes place on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Flights generally take place between 11:00 and 16:00
- During the summer months, you may be able to go gliding in the evening
- Please ensure that you book this experience well in advance to avoid disappointment
Please Note: Due to popularity, bookings are now being made for dates from February 2025 onwards. Last updated (02/10/24).
Location:
- North Yorkshire, the airfield is five miles from the M62, providing access to the A1 and M1 motorways and one mile from Selby.
Minimum Age: 13 years
Maximum Height: 192.00 cm
- For mile-high flights: In the event of low cloud on the day, 2 aerotows may be offered instead
- There is a clubhouse providing hot drinks and sandwiches, and there are pubs and local hotel and BandB's that can also be recommended.
- Please note bookings should be made a minimum of 90 days before the expiry date. Bookings made after this date can only be accepted if flight slots are available.
- Spectators are welcome to come and watch you during your experience.
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Customer Reviews for the 2000ft Aerotow Gliding Flight - Yorkshire
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Sue Engledow
The gliding experience was amazing,with very knowledgeable instructors. I thoroughly enjoyed it, however there was a lot of hanging around,understandably, but no facilities for a drink or toilets available.
Ann Page
I loved every minute of it weather good views amazing. All staff very friendly and helpful.
Colin Watson
Everyone involved were polite, very informative and made you feel relaxed from the beginning. Neil who took me up in the glider was very informative and made you feel at ease, he went through all the safety precautions and instrument controls once up at 2000/2500;feet he did a circuit then briefed me again on the controls and handed control over to me. It was a fantastic experience one that I will never forget and will definetly be coming back again!! Thank you to everyone!! Colin Watson
Terry Whitaker
All at the gliding club were very helpful and determined that I would enjoy the gliding experience
Brian Small
The team were friendly, and ensured the experience was tailored to make
my flights enjoyable and safe.
Tracy Harrison
What a Fantastic time we had, a great location, and the staff / pilot was amazing, guiding us through all the process and safety aspects. The views were amazing on such a wonderful clear day. Thank you all and thank you for extending our gift way beyond the expiry due to COVID etc.
Amanda Inglesfield
What a fantastic experience, my partner really enjoyed it and we are thinking of doing it again.
John White
A great time gliding, the pilot was both friendly and informative. All the other club members made for truly relaxed atmosphere.
Martin Lawton
Fantastic experience. Totally hooked. Great pilot who took the time to explain things in detail and made the flight all the better.. try it.
Tom
It’s was a surprise 40th present from my wife. Everyone e one of the volunteers were friendly and reassuring. I had George as my instructor who was very friendly and talked me through everything. He was amazing up in the air.
I would definitely like to come back and do it over again. It’s run by volunteers who were all very professional.
Karen
Excellent ! The staff at into the blue were great reissuing vouchers due to covid.
The actual experience and staff at the airfield were fabulous , humorous, professionsl and great fun! Highly recommend
Peter B
A fantastic experience
Plenty of free parking. The airfield is easy to find. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable. I’ve never flown anything before and I chose the 2000ft towed flight. The pre-flight briefing was very thorough (yes, you do get a parachute!). We went in the Janus glider. It’s a 2 seat glider and you sit in the front with the pilot behind you.
Alister the pilot was very good, very experienced and adept, and knew a lot about the local area. He was able to point out landmarks as far away as York. The view was amazing, beautiful golden fields and green hedgerows. I flew on a day where the cloud was at about 3000ft. I didn’t really notice the noise or lack of it as I was mainly focussing on the view and movements of the glider and how it interacted with the air around it.
The glider itself felt really solidly built. We were towed by a propeller plane up to 2000 ft and over to Drax power station, then released. We circled the power station to get more lift from the rising hot air, and got up to about 2700 ft just below the cloud in a few minutes. There wasn’t really a sensation ascending, just the sudden realisation that the ground was further away.
Then Alister gave me control and I flew with his guidance for a few minutes, circling and banking. The stick and the rudder pedals were quite intuitive and I could manoeuvre the glider pretty easily with his input and corrections. After a while I did feel a bit queasy (don’t eat a load of egg and mayonnaise sandwiches half an hour before this if it’s your first time!) so we came back down but Alister was quite willing to stay up longer if I’d wanted to. I’m proud to say I didn’t actually vomit (although a sick bag is provided :-) ).
The whole thing lasted about 25 minutes from take-off to landing. It was well worth it and if you’re considering it I would definitely say go for it.
A really great experience. Highly recommended.
Debbie Valentine
I was part of the party that cane to watch Rob have his first glider experience for his 50h Birthday, the team were excellent and professional and fantastically friendly, would certainly use them again.
Karen
The whole experience for my dad was brilliant. The staff at Burn airfield were amazing and so friendly and knowleable. I Would highly recommend the whole experience .
Stephen Hall
Would put this in my top 5 experiences of all time. Every one of the club members was very friendly and helpful.
Phil Jackson
Brilliant experience. All were friendly and welcoming . They were professional throughout and I felt extremely safe in their hands.
Dave Williams
Everything was handled very professionally & efficiently from start to finish. Everyone was keen to give you the experience you sought & in some respects more than you first thought you were capable of. At 74 years of age I wasn't expecting to get a good 30 mins of hands-on flying experience as well as everything else.... brilliant.
An outstanding experience.
Jason
The guys at the gliding centre were excellent. Very professional and friendly. Alister, my pilot was very informative. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience but did suffer severe queasiness from all the banking to catch thermals so I was left feeling quite ill. Nobody’s fault, just one of those things. Thanks for a very well organised, and easy to book experience.
Jennifer McNish
This was a brilliant experience and I had such a good time. Good instructions and safety briefing at the start and then 35 minutes of soaring above the Yorkshire countryside. It was a bit colder than I expected even though the sun was shining but I was grinning from ear to ear when I landed. Thank you to everyone involved at the gliding club.
Jonathan
This was excellent! The guys at the gliding club were fantastic. They really knew their stuff, professional, safe and fun! I'll be going again, soon!
Nigel Cook
The guys at the glider club near Selby were brilliant. Friendly and helpful from booking to flight. Neil, my instructor was spot on, lots of information, friendly and great coaching during my lesson. My wife came to watch and she was greeted by the members on the ground and they chatted to her, giving lots of interesting information about the club, gliders and what was going on. First class experience.
Gordon Seaman
Gliding trip was a gift for my 80th birthday in advance with a year to take it up; decided to get on with it whilst I was still able!
Missed the sign on the way in; minor point as sign was only visible from one direction. Well looked after and every thing explained before the flight and not long to wait.
Flight was excellent with pilot explaining things and pointing out landmarks etc. Sitting in front of the pilot means a wonderful view. Peace and quiet and excitement all at the same time!
Only problem was getting out (not as fit as I used to be) but immediately helped by staff.
Would have liked a drink and a chat but not available at the time. However, nice pub next to entrance with good meal at reasonable price.
A good day out!! This was at Burn near Selby Ex Bomber Command
Ian Barrett
Excellent experience, easy to find. But it is windy. So wrap up. Can see my going back for more
Dave Mould
A great experience. The club members were very welcoming and friendly. The flight was great and Geoff was really good at explaining what was going on and what he was thinking about. I really enjoyed having a go on the controls.
Stephen Jones
A fantastic experience i would recomend it to everyone and the people at the gliding club were excellent.
MIchael
Fabulous experience and would highly recommend it to anyone - such a friendly bunch of people too. 5 stars without hesitation.
Anne Swales
My dad had the best time ever, all his children paid for the mile high flight for his 80th birthday. Due to the weather, the runway debris, the unavailability of the right size plane to take him up high enough and then Covid, it actually took him over 2 years to get there. But the staff were brilliant, helpful and friendly, explaining what was going to happen throughout. My dad would definitely do this again and said he would be happy to stay up there. Fabulous time.
Robert
Brilliant afternoon.
Derek Scott
my glider experience was excellent, the group where very friendly and organised the flights very well. thanks to everyone for a good day out.
Sharon
What a great experience my gliding lesson was. The guys at the club were so friendly I wish it could have lasted longer. You're flying for about 20 mins
Steve Gill
The gliding club are a very well organised and welcoming group. The pilots are group of very experienced people and assess what you want out of your flight. All in all, this was a thoughly enjoyable day.
John Kirkham
07 February 2025
After being given a glider flight for Christmas 2020 my idea was to leave it until later in the year but unfortunately COVID got in the way Into the Blue very kindly extended my offer by 12 months and I was able to go and take my flight on Sunday 8th August .It was worth the wait I had a great time the guys at Burn near Selby were fantastic and did everything to make sure things went well
I had a fantastic instructor who was full of information about everything we did and I got to fly the glider as well it was a wonderful experience thanks to all at Burn and of course all at Into the Blue
Many thanks once again
JK
Ann Whatcott
Very enjoyable overall. My husband had the flight. Last 10 minutes were extremely exciting as the glider had to twist and turn to make a quick landing because of rain. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming, chatting to me while my husband was aloft and helping me to get the best photos. An excellent experience.
Trevor
An excellent experience. The weather didn't allow us to go a mile high so instead I had three takeoff and landing's - great. Pilot was very knowledgeable and I felt safe in his hands. To be thoroughly recommended.
J Holland
Absolutely Brilliant, the people who run this were so friendly and helpful and even got the whole family flying. Definitely recommend this and the gliding club.
Leanda Smith
Very welcoming, friendly and helpful people. The actual glider flight was amazing.
Cameron Elworthy
The instructor I had was really friendly and, even though it was my first time ever flying in a glider, I felt safe knowing I had such a skilled pilot sat behind me.
Fay Berry
It was a great experience and everyone was very friendly.
Charles
I really enjoyed this. The instructor was excellent, and gave me three mini "lessons" - of increasing complexity - in how to use the controls. The weather was fine, which gave good views over east Yorkshire.
A Curran-Smirk
Had a fab experience my instructor George(i think) his name was great
Beautiful day beautiful flight would definitely recommend
I received as a Christmas gift
Gliding experience
Excellent was amazing
Highly recommend to anyone
Loved every minute of it
Friendly staff
Dorrinda
Had a fabulous gliding experience, the club members were all so friendly,knowledgeable and made our experience a very memorable one.
Mark
06 August 2024
This was a fabulous experience. The team make you welcome and make sure that you enjoy your time in the air. I'd recommend to anyone with an interest in flying.
Kas
04 October 2024
An amazing experience and the team at the gliding club are a fantastic group who clearly love gliding and sharing that love.
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