Staffordshire Gliding Club

Air Experience Group Flights	Adults £30 Under 18s £20	Wednesday and Friday Evening Groups
		Each Wednesday and Friday evening from May to August, we offer the opportunity for groups of adults and students to experience the wonderful sport of gliding. You join us just before 6.00pm for a group pre-flight briefing and an explanation of the glider controls, before being shown to the launch point where a qualified instructor will take you on your flight in a 2-seat dual control glider. We launch by means of a powerful winch attached to the glider via a strong wire and by this means we can reach heights of over 1000 feet in just a few seconds. Once at height the instructor will release the launch cable and demonstrate the effects of the controls. You can then have a go at flying the glider yourself if you wish for a few minutes before the instructor takes control again for the landing back on the airfield near the launch point.
To book your evening contact Dave

Gliding Courses	Starting from £150	Available most weeks
		The course includes pre and post flight briefings so that you can get the most from your time in the air. Subject to weather, availability and your own preferences, you will take up to 3 aerotows or 9 winch launches or a combination of both to provide between 45 and 60 minutes in the air. As gliding depends on mutual help, you will be in a team of people including fellow course members and full club members. The course fee includes all tuition, launching, flying and 3 months membership of the Club, during which time you can return for further flights at inclusive rates of £40 or £15 for aerotow and winch launches respectively. We don't have any accommodation on site but we can recommend Offley Grove Farm at a special rate!
Book your course via John or phone 01785 282575

Gliders are limited in the height and weight of people they can carry - no more than 1.95m (6ft 5in) and 102kg (16 stones).

These flights are instructional and intended as an introduction to gliding. Whilst we do everything to make it as safe as possible, there is an element of risk inherent in any adventure sport such as gliding.

Last updated July 30, 2010