Nationwide Gliding Experience
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About the experience
Get up in the air with the nationwide Gliding Experience, choose from one of the many gliding clubs across the country to do your experience at. All clubs are BGA approved with experienced and knowledgeable instructors. When you arrive at your chosen gliding club you will be welcomed with a briefing and introduction to the glider and how it works. You will be in the air around 12 - 15 minutes of flying and will see amazing bird's eye views of the countryside down below. You may even get the option to take hold of the controls of the glider while in the air. The experience is suitable for those new to gliding as well as those that have been before. You will learn loads with your session while also having a great time.
- Voucher valid for glider clubs around the country
- Enjoy the sensation of silent flight
- Have a go at the controls during your flight
- An explanation of glider flight included
- Enjoy a gliding experience at your choice of location
- The opportunity to take the controls during your flight
- All flights are preceded by a briefing and explanation of the glider flight
- Allow spending approximately one hour on-site for gliding experiences
- Flights can be aerotows, winches or by motorglider
Flight Type and duration:
- Cornwall, St Agnes - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
- Devon, Honiton - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
- Essex, Colchester - 1-2 flights (winch launch) with up to 20 minutes flight time
- Essex, Sudbury - 2000ft aerotow with around 20 minutes flight time
- Kent, Ashford - 2000ft aerotow with around 20 minutes flight time
- Leicestershire, Lutterworth - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
- Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton, Enstone Aerodrome - 30 minute flight in a motorglider
- Peterborough, Crowland - 2000ft aerotow with around 15 minutes flight time
- North Yorkshire, Selby - 2000ft aerotow with around 15 minutes flight time
- Warwickshire, Bidford on Avon - 2000ft aerotow with around 15-20 minutes flight time
- Wiltshire, Swindon - Sandhill Farm Airfield - 2000ft aerotow with around 15-20 minutes flight time
Information
- The individual requirements of each glider club vary
- General guidelines are a minimum weight 7 stone, a maximum weight of between 15 and 16.2 stone depending on the type of aircraft used
- Maximum height 6ft 2ins
Flights are subject to availability and weather conditions:
- Cornwall, St Agnes - Weekdays and weekends throughout the year
- Devon, Honiton - Weekdays and weekends throughout the year
- Essex, Colchester - Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, along with one Monday per month, April-October
- Essex, Sudbury - Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays between April and November
- Gloucestershire, Stroud - Weekdays throughout the year
- Kent, Ashford - Weekdays only (usually Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays) from April to September
- Leicestershire, Lutterworth - 7 days a week between May and October
- Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton, Enstone Aerodrome - weekdays and weekends throughout the year
- Peterborough, Crowland - Weekends throughout the year
- North Yorkshire, Selby - Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays - Please Note: Due to popularity, bookings are now being taken for dates from January 2025 onwards. Last updated (13/08/24)
- Warwickshire, Bidford on Avon - Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year
- Wiltshire, Swindon - Sandhill Farm Airfield - Weekends and Bank Holidays throughout the year
Maximum Height: 187.96 cm
Maximum Weight: 102.87 kg
- This experience is excluded from additional discount codes and promotions
- Spectators are welcome at all venues and most have clubhouses offering refreshments
- All clubs included in the nationwide gliding experience voucher are BGA-approved
- Please note that bookings for the North Yorkshire venue require a minimum of 90 days before the expiration date. Bookings made after this date can only be accepted if flight slots are available.
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