LGC Covid statement June 2021
Lincolnshire gliding club is fully operational again. We are able to fly voucher holders, but ask visitors to respect social distancing rules and consider the number of other people they bring with them. Booking will be on a first-come-first-serve basis, via the form on the website.
As a part of our safety policy, we will expect both pilots to have received a complete covid vaccine program before two people can fly together.
All vouchers purchased between October 2019 and May 2021 have been extended until May 2022.
We hope to resume visitor flying from mid May. Contact us to book in.
We want to support the efforts to slow the spread of this disease whilst continuing to share the mental and physical health benefits of taking part in gliding.
The majority of our members are over 60 and lots are over 70 (we welcome younger members too, but that’s how we are at the moment!). Many members will have reasons for feeling that they or a family member are at increased risk from COVID-19. At the same time members depend on the club to provide a sense of purpose, give structure to their lives, conversations with like-minded people and every now and then we also enjoy the thrill of flight!
For these reasons we are introducing additional control measures and changing our operations temporarily.
Other steps are:
– members will not attend site if they have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been in direct contact with someone who has
– members will notify the club if they develop symptoms or have been in direct contact with someone who has them so this can be shared with anyone at the club they may have been in contact with
– decisions on who is to fly (with or without an instructor) remain at the instructor’s discretion
– members will avoid sitting in the bus or caravan with others
– we are obtaining hand sanitiser and wipes to use on the control columns – wearing gloves when flying is also a good idea
The gliding club depends on the health and energy of its members and without them will not keep running. Trial lessons are essential to the club’s viability so we hope to be offering these again soon.