Have a first flight

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

Restrictions:

  • Min. age: 12
  • Height range: 140cm (4'7") to 189cm (6'2")
  • Max. weight: 104kg (16.5 stone)

Only £140+ P&P

Become a member

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

Restrictions:

  • Min. age: 12
  • Height range: 140cm (4'7") to 189cm (6'2")
  • Max. weight: 104kg (16.5 stone)

From £350+ P&P

Motorglider Experience

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

Restrictions:

  • Min. age: 12
  • Height range: 140cm (4'7") to 189cm (6'2")
  • Max. weight: 104kg (16.5 stone)

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
Find us on Facebook

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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20
     Sep

Saturday 19th September 2026

Saturday 19th.  A moderate to fresh WSW’ly blew all day, with the 19 winch launches off runway 24 encountering hill, thermal and, for some, wave lift, resulting in 15 flights exceeding 30 minutes, with 7 of  these over an hour,  The longest, in terms of duration and distance, and also in altitude reached, was by […]

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19
     Sep

Friday 18th September 2026

Friday 18th.  Bright, early conditions soon became duller as low cloud and rain edged in from the W, the rain mainly falling in the early afternoon and then being replaced by periods of light drizzle.  The weather limited flying to just 3 winch launches off runway 24 into a moderate/moderate to fresh WSW’ly that backed […]

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17
     Sep

Thursday 17th September 2026.

Thursday 17th.  A cold front brought rain in the early morning, but its passage left the site in a moderate/moderate to fresh WSW/W’ly wind and a day of sunny intervals and some scattered showers.  With hill, thermal and perhaps wave in prospect, 1 self and 10 winch launches off runway 24 were the order of […]

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