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Gliding In Buckinghamshire

Gliding out of Abingdon
with 1 2 & 3 flight
packages available.

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£109.00

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Gliding In Bedfordshire

Great glider lessons
easily accessible from
London & the Home
Counties full day & trial
flights available.

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£169 GBP

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Motorgliding In Devon

Marvellous motorgliding
over Devon! Take off from
Dunkeswell Airfield and
enjoy a trial flight in a
motorised glider. Once
airborne you'll be
treated to amazing views
of Devon's finest from
coast to countryside.
Dunkeswell is a lovely
little airfield just
north of Honiton sitting
pretty in the Blackdown
Hills. Or rather we
should say on the hills
as this airfield at 839ft
above sea level is the
highest licensed airfield
in the country. It's also
well-known amongst the
aviation community for
excellent rising currents
to soar in. That's why we
are offering three
different motorglider
flights for you. If
you're looking for a
taster into the world of
motorised gliding go for
the 30-minute experience
where you'll get to see
all the best of
Devonshire's countryside
in the local area. For
the more daring amongst
you we can highly
recommend the Mile High
flight where you'll do
just that. Climb up to
one mile high (where you
can see both the north
and south Devon coasts)
and then go soa...

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£99 GBP

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Motor Gliding Swindon

Experience self-launching
glider flight - it's
awesome and it's in
Swindon!

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£99 GBP

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Gliding Black Mountains

Experience some of the
most amazing lift
conditions possible in a
glider with our Black
Mountains gliding
adventure! Soar above the
imposing peaks and take
in all the spectacular
scenery of Mid Wales from
2 000ft in the air whilst
learning what it takes to
become a glider pilot
with mid-air tuition.This
friendly aero club is at
970ft above sea level at
the foot of the Black
Mountains in Powys a
gliding mecca for those
in the know. The unique
topography of the area
around the airfield means
that average flight times
from Talgarth Airfield
are some of the longest
in the whole of the UK as
you can catch thermal
mountain and ridge lifts
all keeping you soaring
and gaining height for as
long as possible. In fact
the record altitude from
this unique mountain
setting is a
head-spinning
32000ft!There are four
options to choose from at
this glider club -
one-to-one sessions for
between one and three
tows or an experience for
two where each of you
will receive an
individual flight. All
sessions include tuition
and instruction before
you get towed up by the
club's Pawnee tug plane
and released. There
thousands of feet up in
your own glider you'll
experience the full
majesty of the Black
Mountains as you glide
over the Brecon Beacons
National Park in a silent
graceful flight back down
to earth.All of the Black
Mountains glider flights
last a minimum of 20
minutes but thanks to the
aforementioned thermals
airtime is frequently
much longer. Because all
the gliders are dual
control this isn't just a
pleasure flight - you'll
be invited to take the
controls under the strict
supervision of your
gliding instructor
enabling you to seize the
proverbial piloting reins
on every session.Every
Black Mountains
instructor is fully BGA
(British Gliding
Association) qualified
and the great advantage
of this venue is that the
club is open all year
round so you can opt for
a flight over the
snow-capped mountains in
winter or take in a
stunning Welsh sunset
during the long summer
days. Perfect for flying
enthusiasts or anyone
wanting to enjoy the
Welsh countryside from a
new perspective Black
Mountains gliding is an
unforgettable
aeronautical excursion.

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£125.00

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Gliding In Essex

A full range of flights
from Ridgewell Airfield
on the Essex/Suffolk
borders

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£95 GBP

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Motor Gliding Oxfordshire

This is
gliding from Enstone
Airfield - but with a
difference. You've got
power!

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£69.00

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Vintage Slingsby Glider
Experience

Vintage Slingbsy glider
flights - good old
fashioned open-cockpit
gliding now available!
This is your chance to
fly in a rare Slingsby
T21 glider. The vintage
soaring machine is still
very much a favourite and
it's a real honour to be
able to offer flights in
a stunning example of the
classic T21. Known as
'Daisy' this T21 was
built in 1951. Designed
and built in the UK by
Slingsby the very first
T21s took to the sky in
1944. They were used by
RAF Air Cadets for
training right up until
the 1980s proving that
this graceful bird has
real staying power. Now
many are in the hands of
private owners and glider
clubs who lovingly
preserve these wonderful
machines. These Slingsbys
look quite different to
modern gliders.
Affectionately called
'The Barge' it's easy to
say why with that wide
flat boat-like hull.
Unusually the T21 has a
side-by-side
configuration compared to
most gliders that are
tandem with one person
sitting behind the other.
But the major difference
is that this baby is open
cockpit. That means you
are completely open to
the elements making a
flight in a vintage
Slingsby glider with its
54ft wingspan the nearest
you'll get to being a
bird! Resplendent in her
RAF trainer colours Daisy
is a magnificent sight in
the sky. Loved by RAF
cadets (and their
instructor trainers) for
being robust stable with
rather sedate flying
qualities the T21 is pure
gliding joy. With her
distinctive looks Daisy
is a real head turner.
Your flight will be a
winch-launch giving you
around 10-minutes of
soaring in the skies
above Bicester. Being the
elegant lady of a certain
age that she is Daisy can
only fly in clement
weather so please be
patient with her. If your
booked flying date is
cancelled you can choose
to rebook or take a
flight in one of the
club's modern gliders. We
have to say flying with
one of the country's
oldest glider clubs at
one of the oldest
airfields (RAF
Weston-on-the-Green is
still an active RAF base
too boot) in a classic
vintage Slingsby glider
is a true delight. Anyone
who is into silent flight
will absolutely love this
experience. Buy your
voucher now and book your
seat in this historic
open-cockpit vintage
glider. It's going to be
quite a flight.

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£60.00

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Gliding In Leicestershire

Winches & motor gliding
at this friendly
Husband's Bosworth glider
club in Leicestershire
with 200+ members and
great on-site facilities
for all members &
visitors alike.

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£85 GBP

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Glider Aerobatics Experience

Aerial stunts in a glider
from Dunstable Downs
airfield in Bedfordshire

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£289 GBP

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Nationwide Gliding Experience

Gliding vouchers for
flights & lessons at UK
wide glider clubs - our
most flexible glider
voucher

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£115 GBP

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Gliding In Yorkshire

Go gliding in Yorkshire
with Burn Gliding Club
for the winged experience
of a lifetime over the
hills and moors! This
North Yorkshire centre is
situated on an ex-WWII
bomber command airfield
near Burn outside Selby
and offers unparalleled
aerial views of the
scenic surroundings and a
birds-eye perspective of
God's own county.What's
more its rural location
means that summertime
sunshine creates plenty
of localised rising
currents of air (or
thermals) thanks to what
the Burn gliding team
refers to as the 'Pennine
wave' giving your glider
that extra boost to keep
you airborne for even
longer. In winter the
plumes from the three
nearby power stations of
Drax Eggborough and
Ferrybridge recreate this
thermal lift effect even
when there's snow on the
ground everywhere else
making this a unique
setting for gliding. All
glider experience days at
this Yorkshire airfield
begin with a brief
welcome then it's out to
the runways to find out
which of the club's many
twin-seater gliders
you'l...

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£109 GBP

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Gliding Experience In
Lincolnshire

Gliding in Lincolnshire
comes in three guises:
you can be towed up by a
tug plane you can be
winched up on a cable or
you can propel yourselves
up into the blue skies of
Lincolnshire in a glider
with its own motor. All
are great ways to see the
patchwork quilt
countryside of the East
Midlands and we've got a
full range of flight
options available for
you. he flight and
aircraft type for these
experiences at Saltby
Airfield in Lincolnshire
will be chosen by your
instructor on the day
primarily to suit your
needs as well as taking
into account things like
weather equipment and
pilot availability. We
are offering the
Introductory Flight
taster the Glider Lesson
option that gives you
around 20 minutes of
airborne time (one flight
or spread across multiple
flights) and the one day
course giving you a full
day at this Lincolnshire
aerodrome with two or
more flights. The winch
tow offers a quicker
launch to a lower
altitude. You'll then be
able to enjoy a smooth
leisurely flight back to
the airfield - but be
warned your ascent is
anything but slow and
gentle! The winches take
you from 0-60 mph in
around three seconds
providing a blast of
adrenaline before
allowing you to take in
the spectacular views
that a glider flight in
Lincolnshire offers at a
slightly more sedate
pace. On aerotows the
club's tug plane takes
you up to around 1 500-2
000ft before detaching
leaving your gliding
soundlessly across the
Lincolnshire skies as
your instructor explains
and demonstrates the
controls of this elegant
aircraft. And finally for
a spot of gliding at this
Lincs airfield with a
difference there's the
glider with a motor. This
self-propelled aircraft
still looks like a
traditional sailplane
with the large wingspan
but it is equipped with a
motor and propeller. That
means you actually take
off like a standard light
aircraft before gaining
altitude and then turning
the engine off to then
glide gracefully back
down to earth. As well as
the flexibility with
flight times and aircraft
this club plays another
ace card by operating
seven days a week
(weather depending). It
is also handily located
near to the motorways and
major A-roads making
gliding in Lincolnshire
accessible for glider
fans from all over the
East Midlands.

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£55.00

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