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

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05
     Nov

Monday 4th to Tuesday 5th November 2024

Monday 4th. The anticyclonic gloom continued, with the wind becoming light to calm, but the overcast had risen sufficiently to allow flying, although AT release heights were  limited to between 1,200′ to 1,700′ QFE.  All the day’s flying in K21 JVZ was for 3 First Flight pupils, with each of them given 2 flights due […]

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04
     Nov

Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd November 2024

Saturday 2nd.   The breaks in the low overcast were no longer present, so it was a day of anticyclonic gloom and no flying, as a light to moderate SSE’ly slowly declined to light. Sunday 3rd.  The low overcast persisted, as did the light SSE’ly, so there was no flying.

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02
     Nov

Thursday 31st October to Friday the 1st November 2024.

Thursday 31st.   A light to moderate WSW’ly brought mainly overcast skies with a low base but sufficient gaps to allow flying to take place, with 25 launches off runway 24 and most landings on 20.   The day’s 10 flights of over 30 minutes. of which 9 were over an hour, were mainly wave based, although […]

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