10-11 August 2024
Peterborough & Spalding Gliding Club Crowland Airfield GB-0252, Spalding Road, Crowland, Peterborough PE6 0JW, UK
Yes
Andrew Warren
[email protected]
• Discount Flights and vouchers just £85 available to purchase and reserve today, valid for 12 months so can also be purchased for gifts
• Glider simulator
• Variety of Gliders on Display
• BBQ, Refreshments
• Surprise Flying Attractions
After a pre-flight briefing, you will be strapped into the glider with your instructor.
The glider is attached to another aircraft, which will tow you into the sky! Once the cable is released, you search out some thermals and then gently glide back down to earth. Unforgettable! The length of the flight itself will vary according to weather conditions, but is likely to be around 15 to 25 minutes.
Gliding is an adventure sport for people from age 14 up into their 90s. It offers the purest flying experience, with pilots reading the weather and using up-drafts to soar the skies, often for hours at a time.
It is also probably the most affordable way to learn to fly due to the fact that gliding clubs are mostly volunteer run organisations; which also makes soaring a very friendly and social sport.
Modern gliders are sleek, hi-tech and fast machines built from state-of-the-art materials. Unaided, they can be flown for hundreds of miles, climb two miles high or more, and perform stunning aerobatic displays.
