At the end of a long hot summer day flying the call the Launch Marshall and winch driver are waiting to her is this. “Gransden Lodge, K21 Kilo Foxtrot Yankee, landing long on 04, gear is fixed.” as it means it’s the last flight of the day and the glider will land much further down …
I originally learnt to fly as an Air Cadet aged 17 in a Slingsby Sedbergh TX Mk.1. This was at RAF Debden now carver barracks. I did 3 solos and got my A&B BGA licence. Excluding a week’s long course with Herefordshire gliding club at Shobden airfield and a bit of flying in RAF chipmunks …
Taken during the Junior Nationals last year here’s a great shot showing the campsite full of competitors tents. The Cambridge Gliding Centre is incredibly lucky to have a large amount of space to accommodate even the largest events. There’s bunk rooms and showers on site, plenty of space for parking cars, trailers and rigged gliders. …
After many years of service the old launch point bus has reached the end of the road, so a small team of volunteers were tasked with finding a replacement, and after couple of months of searching, they found an excellent new vehicle for the club. It’s a 3 litre Iveco, with space for 20 seats, …
For Simon, it was a day that had been circled on the calendar for months. Today was the day he would finally take to the skies alone. After countless hours of ground schooling, simulator sessions, and dual instruction flights, he was ready to experience the freedom of solo flight. As he strapped into the small …
Flora’s heart hammered against her ribs, a hummingbird trapped in a cage of exhilaration and trepidation. Today was the day, the day she would finally taste the sky, not as a distant dreamer, but as a fledgling aviator. Her trial flight in a glider awaited, a baptism by wind that promised to rewrite the contours …
