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

04
     Oct

Thursday 2nd to Saturday 4th October 2025.

Thursday 2nd.  Low cloud restricted flying to a single Falke sortie, this leaving runway 20 into a moderate SSE’ly and included a practice field landing in the 18 minute flight. Friday 3rd.  A wet and increasingly windy day as Amy, the 1st named storm of autumn, approached from the SW of the UK.  24.4 mm […]

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04
     Oct

Monday 29th September to Wednesday 1st October 2025

Monday 29th.  A sunny start with cloud building in the afternoon led to 13 launches off runway 20 into a light, mainly WSW’ly wind, 2 of the launches being for First Flight pupils.  Some thermal activity led to 5 flights of 30 minutes or more, including 3 of over an hour, with Robin Hutchinson in […]

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29
     Sep

Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th September 2025

Thursday 25th.  A sunny start with scattered Cumulus later, allowed 3 flights to exceed 30 minutes, with 2 of these over an hour, the day’s 13 ATs off runway 02 into a light to moderate breeze including 6 for First Flight pupils.  The pilots having >an hour airborne were visitor Graham Morris in his ASW27 […]

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