Have a first flight

A first flight over North Yorkshire is the perfect introduction to gliding. Take the controls or enjoy the view!

Only £140+ P&P

Become a member

We are the premier gliding club in the North of England. Why not join us?

From £350+ P&P

Motorglider Experience

Our motorglider offers side-by-side seating and a more conventional launch method for newcomers to light aviation.

Only £150+ P&P

Information for pilots

Contact us

Contact us to find out more:

Phone: 01845 597237
Email: enquiry@ygc.co.uk
How to find us
Tweet us: @GlideYorkshire
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Take to the skies with us!

Gliding

is an adventure sport for people from age 14 up into their 90's. It offers the purest flying experience, using up-drafts to soar the skies, often for hours at a time. It is also one of 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.

The Yorkshire Gliding Club was founded in 1934, by a group of pioneering aviators seeking to understand the potential of powerless flight. Today, we are dedicated to providing high-quality training and facilities, affirming our position as the best soaring club in the North of England. We offer professional, friendly instruction guided by our national sporting body, the British Gliding Association.

To get a feel for our sport and our club, watch our videos, and explore our website to find out more about why we love what we do. You can also sign up to our mailing list to learn more about gliding, and stay up to date with the adventures of those who fly from Sutton Bank.

Diary Dates

Latest from the blog

17
     Mar

Friday 15th to Saturday 16th March 2024

Friday 15th.  A light to moderate to moderate WSW’ly blew, accompanied by a mainly overcast sky that produced a  number of light showers, the conditions also providing some hill and wave soaring from the day’s 12 winch launches off runway 24.  7 flights exceeded 30 minutes with 4 of these over an hour, with visitor […]

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15
     Mar

Thursday 14th March 2024

Thursday 14th.  A moderate S’ly brought in low cloud and light rain at times, but not before 2 ATs and 2 winch launches had been flown off runway 20.  The 2 ATs were for First Flight pupils, with P1 Dave Campbell posting the longest flight of the day from the second of these, his 24 […]

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14
     Mar

Monday 11th to Wednesday 12th March 2024

Monday 11th.   A day with a low overcast and moderate visibility, as a light N’ly slowly backed into the NNW, precluded any flying. Tuesday 12th.  Another overcast day with the SE’ly veering into the SW and increasing from light to moderate, the overcast being again too low to allow any flying. Wednesday 13th.  The cloud, […]

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