🎉 Saltby Open Aerobatic Competition Recap! by Merlin Ohta Last weekend marked the first Saltby Open Aerobatic Competition since COVID, and it was an incredible event with a fantastic atmosphere! We’re excited to share some insights and invite you to join next year’s competition. 🚀 🏆 What’s Involved in a Competition? During our aerobatics competition, …
On a bright, sunny day at Cambridge Gliding Centre, the club’s Robin DR400 tug aircraft smoothly executed several aerotow launches. One by one, gliders were hooked up and towed into the clear blue sky, the powerful Robin pulling them effortlessly over the grassy airfield. As the gliders climbed higher, they were released at altitude to …
One of the attendees of our Women’s Go Gliding Weekend wrote this post about her experience and it’s truly inspiring! Check it out here
Calling All Pilots: Spring Safety Refresher and Social at Gransden Lodge Airfield. Everyone is welcome! Brush up on safety and connect with fellow aviators at the General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo) presentation this Friday, April 26th! The event will be held at the Gransden Lodge Airfield clubhouse starting at 7:30 PM (with the bar opening …
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Comments from Andrew Hulme: “I have a vague recollection that the filming was somehow organised by Alex,but why I am not sure, given his occupation as a barrister for HMRC andgiven I was only 14 or so at the time. The winch was the Brute, (ex military Canadian Ford) . Note the Cambridgeregistration JER 188 …
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The video displays a glider circling within a thermal, accompanied by the sound emitted by the electronic variometer, or vario. The pitch of this sound alters to signal whether the glider is ascending or descending in the air, enabling the pilot to focus on flying without needing to glance at the instruments. Two variometers are …
City University from London has established a tradition of bringing its engineering students with a keen interest in aviation to CGC, offering them a unique opportunity to engage in firsthand airborne data collection. Despite the harsh winter weather taking its toll on the grass runways, rendering them waterlogged and dotted with puddles, today marked a …
I had a day to kill so thought i would drive up to East Anglia for a spot of plane spotting. Exercise Joint Warrior 24/1 was being run so i was pretty much guaranteed to see some fast jet action. I checked the NOTAMS several days before. RAF and USAFE fighters were up over the …
The Inter-Club League is a friendly competition among small number of nearby clubs (in our case: Gransden, The Gliding Centre – Husbands Bosworth and London Gliding Club – Dunstable). It is distributed over several weekends during the summer. Any member cleared for cross-country flying is eligible to join our teams. We can have up to 3 pilots …
When the days grow longer and the clocks go forward, an intrepid band of volunteer crew and instructors come together to offer flying lessons for our members on Tuesday evenings. Evening gliding is an amazing experience! Starting at 6pm and running till sunset, these evening lessons are excellent for those building up experience in the …
Once you’ve arrived at the main gate on the B1046, there’s still over a mile of farm track and then the old airfield perimiter road to navigate before arriving at the clubhouse. Please follow this route as it ensures you won’t come into conflict with landing or launching gliders, but do also keep a good …
