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

29
     Apr

Saturday 26th to Monday 28th April 2025

Saturday 26th.  A cloudy start to the day soon brightened up as a light to moderate SSE’ly blew, but the conditions did not provide much in  the way of soaring opportunities with only 4 of the day’s 25 ATs off runway 20 exceeding 30 minutes with 2 of these over an hour.  The 2 flights […]

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26
     Apr

Friday 25th April 2025

Friday 25th.  Overcast skies accompanied a light to moderate ESE’ly, the conditions only tempting Martin and Albert Newbery to take the Falke for a visit to Breighton and Konrad Kawalec to launch in his Discus bt off runway 02 and have 50 minutes locally.  Konrad’s Flarm trace was very intermittent, so the detail of his […]

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25
     Apr

Thursday 24th April 2025

Thursday 24th.  A light to moderate NNW’ly blew all day with large patches of Altocumulus making cross country flying tricky at times.  The launch total off runway 20 was 30 including 2 self launches, with 18 flights of 30 minutes or more and 10 of these over an hour.  Although there were 19 launches by […]

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