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

13
     May

Sunday 10th to Tuesday 12th May 2026

Sunday 10th.  The passage of the cold front left the site in a good airmass, with cloudbase rising over 5,000′ asl and peak average thermal strengths around 5 kts.  Consequently it was a busy day at site with 36 ATs off runway 02, including 13 XCs and a number of Falke flights. XC’s varied in […]

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11
     May

Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th May

Wednesday 6th.  A reasonable day’s soaring with 14 of the day’s 18 ATs giving rise to flights of over 30 minutes with 4 of these over an hour.  The > an hour pilots were Neil Paverley with 3:57 in his Nimbus  2, Fred Brown in his Ventus 2ct, 2:03, Rob Bailey in his ASG29t , […]

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09
     May

Monday 4th to Tuesday 5th May

Monday 4th.  For various reasons I have not had access to daily log sheets this week so  the following reports will be less comprehensive than usual. A light SSE’ly blew so operations were off runway 20.  The visitors who flew in on Saturday set off on the next stage of their round Britain  journey with […]

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