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Spring weekend 2026 at Sutton Bank – 2 Reports
The Yorkshire Gliding Club at Sutton Bank is an old favourite for Women Gliding women to descend on for a weekend of flying, chatting, eating, drinking, laughing and learning, and so we did, in March 2026. Enjoy these two reports, from Aarhus and Portmoak pilots respectively:...
Condor Sunday returns in November 2025
We've decided to run a weekly-ish Condor soaring session to keep us entertained through the dark winter evenings. ALL WGUK members are welcome. Staring on Sunday 16 November at 7pm, we'll run a short weekly task. You'll need Condor Soaring 3, updated to the latest version (3.08 as of 11 November 2025), with the latest […]...
WomenGliding UK visits the Mynd!
WGUK recently made a trip to the Mynd over the Halloween weekend. Over 20 members joined us for a magical weekend in the Autumn sunshine, making good use of the weather to enjoy some winching onto the ridge! We were extremely lucky with the weather, which showed the Mynd off perfectly. The rich autumnal colours […]...
Winter Weekend at Sutton Bank!
We're organising a Winter Weekend at Sutton Bank, from Friday 7th – Sunday 9th February 2025. If you've been to Sutton Bank before, you'll know that it's a wonderful gliding site with some spectacular views over the North York Moors and over the Vale of York to the Dales. It's a ridge site, and so […]...
Ted Lys bursaries for advanced training
The Launchpoint Trust is accepting applications for the 2022 Ted Lys Awards. The Ted Lys Awards are bursaries towards the costs of coaching and development activities to support glider pilots make a rapid advance towards fulfilling personal aspirations in any sphere of gliding. Have a look on the website - you'll see that the Ted Lys Awards are aimed at advanced training, ......
How are you preparing for the 2022 season?
Believe it or not there is a lot to do during the winter to help you prepare for the upcoming season. Next year are you planning to get your bronze badge? or complete a badge distance? how about entering your first regional, national or international competition? Wherever you are in your flying experience, you can always keep busy during the winter months....
A wish for wings PART 3…
Professionally, I graduated into AirUK (now KLMuk) onto the ATR72, then Fokker 50 and BAe146, and they too supported my gliding so I secured time off for summer competitions. I borrowed a PW5 for the World Air Games in Spain and basically flew it like as ASW24. I led for most of the week, dropping to third on the penultimate day, then daftly did an “all or nothing” attempt...
A wish for wings PART 2…
By the summer, it was time for the Junior Nationals again. This time I was in Imperial’s top cross-country machine, their ASW19 “96” (still with no averager!) and did a lot better. I managed to tailgate Steve Jones a couple of times and started to see how he ran the energy lines. I even beat him on one day, mainly through naivety as a warm front approached....
A wish for wings PART 1…
I always wanted to fly. We often have dreams of flight but too few of us get to make that a reality. My obsession with the sky began on our first overseas package holiday to the Med, aged three. Despite, or maybe because of, my mum’s terror of flying, my dad would have a word and get his little girl (and him, of course) an invitation to the flight deck....
How to Gain Confidence in your Cross Country Flying
A lack of confidence with cross-country flying is something that can be overcome. First you need to identify why you might be lacking confidence. To discover what your under confidence might be about is a great start. Having this awareness will really help you on your steps to having great cross country confidence. ...
Women Gliding Virtual Training Day
We will be hosting a virtual training day for all women in gliding who want to attend. We will be hosting on zoom, and invite you to attend with us and learn how to better your skills for the new 2021 season ahead, as I know we are all eager to get out there and fly!...
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