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As this is our 75th anniversary year we are offering an anniversary 15% discount on all courses until the end of July. Call the office to book. More info from our courses page
If you have ever been a member of Midland Gliding Club since it first started in 1934 you are invited to attend our 75th Anniversary Party Day on August 15th 2009. The club is open to visitors all day with a hot roast carvery lunch for just £5 from 12:00 to 3:00 and a formal 4 course dinner in the evening (by ticket only, £17 a head inc. drinks at the table). Contact the office for further details or to purchase tickets. |
Be warned: to take up gliding is to enter a relationship with the sky that could easily turn into a love affair, an affair that could last the rest of your life. Even people who try gliding merely for a holiday may find that their relationship with the sky changes. While others can get by, happily ignoring the spectacle above their heads, those who have tried gliding may find themselves walking into lamp posts.
Gliding is an exciting and rewarding sport for people from 14 to
85, male and female. It is very affordable and not just a sport for the rich
and
privileged alone. Flying in gliders is not at all like flying in commercial
airliners. When gliding you are part of your surroundings, not just a passenger
in a metal
tube. It's "seat of the pants" flying, rather like that enjoyed
by pioneer aviators. Flying a glider well depends on your aptitude, skill
and
judgment, coupled with a thorough training. At the Midland Gliding Club we
specialise in
training pilots at all levels from beginners to advanced cross country soaring.
Last weekend Paul Shuttleworth went to Snowdonia to take this picture from his LS6
You don't have to own your own glider.
MGC has a fleet of modern well maintained single-seat and two-seat gliders available to all flying members. Unlike the majority of UK gliding clubs, the Midland Gliding Club operate as a members’ collective; our members pay for the upkeep of the club’s gliders through an annual flying fee and can fly them as much as they like, subject to experience and availability, for no additional flying charge.
Trial lessons make excellent presents for anyone between the ages of 14 and 85. Give someone a taste of adrenalin this year. This is something they almost certainly will not have done before and you cannot find a better spot for a first glider flight. Click here for details
| Please come and visit us at the Mynd but remember that airfields can be dangerous places so do obey all signs and instructions. Please keep a good lookout at al times as gliders can land unexpectedly from any direction. Dogs are not allowed on the airfield unless on a leash and controlled by a responsible person at all times. There is a 10 mph speed limit on all parts of the airfield. No vehicles are allowed on any part of the airfield other than on designated roads and tracks except for authorised club vehicles. Please report first to the office on arrival. Parking is available behind the trailer line outside the club house or in the overspill car park to the south of the caravan park. Please do not drive or park outside the hangar or in front of the trailers. |
Midland Gliding Club opening times
The club is open seven days a week from March to end of October but the office is closed on Wednesday. Residential courses start around the middle of March and run through to the end of October. From November to March the club is open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and other good flying days by prior arrangement.
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Meet
the Challenge - Fly the Mynd
