In gliding there are booming days. Thermals provide rising air everywhere you look and even the least experienced members can keep a glider in the air. People get their own gliders out and do whatever they like. Some may be looking to achieve particular aims. Others might just want a nice flight. But everyone with… Read more LFD
Ever wondered what happens after the gliders are towed back to the hangar and the winch and launchpoint have been put away? We can’t promise that you’ll see the local wildlife but we can promise you a warm welcome to the Lincolnshire Gliding Club at Strubby Airfield approximately three miles inland from Mablethorpe. Book a… Read more Airfield, harefield?
The sun has been shining and all the rain we’ve experienced this season seems a distant memory: ok, we’ve had a few dry days. But the upshot is that the one day course that has been postponed twice has now gone ahead. Melissa and Swiss John were the participants and our CFI, Dick was their… Read more Another one day course.
The trial lesson was a new experience and it turned out that you don’t need an engine to stay in the air. It was really pleasant gliding over the Lincolnshire countryside but would it actually be possible to learn to fly the glider yourself? Only one way to find out. Come and have a go.… Read more The training starts.
There are some things that you can only do once in your life. Two things immediately spring to mind and one of them is doing your first solo flight. This gives you a tremendous feeling, as does the other thing as I remember, but after the euphoria has subsided and you’ve done it more than… Read more Gone solo? Now what?