GGC - European Gliding Links

Europe

The following list is of links to European gliding related sites classified by country and organisation. Due to the limitations of the author only english language sites have been included.

AUSTRIA

Clubs

Academic Flight Group Graz: The main purpose of our web site is to acquire new members and give them all the information they need.
Flugsportverein Nötsch-Arnoldstein: The Airfield Noetsch is located directly at the so-called Dreilaendereck, the region in Carianthia (Austria) adjacent to Slovenia and Italy, at the end of the Gailtal with it’s singular scenic beauty, at the bottom of the Dobratsch Massif.
Soaring Club St. Johann/Tirol: In the mountains, where gliding is the best !!! Here you will find everthing about prices, special offers, events, .... and much more hot stuff!
Union-Sport-Flieger-Club-Wien: This page here should just give you an idea about our club and gliding in Austria. The actual purpose of the german homepage is to find new members for our soaring club.

Information

Flugsportzeitung: Flugsportzeitung is an Austrian magazine, covering air sports and General Aviation matters written in German language. On this web site we will try to give you a short summary in English language.

BELGIUM

Clubs

Aero Club Keiheuvel: Motor and Gliding club in Belgium
Aeroclub De Wouw: The “Vrienden Zweefvliegers” founded the Aeroclub De Wouw in 1931. Even back then they were flying from the airfield of Goetsenhoven with a Zögling glider which was launched into the air with a winch.
Aéroclub Royal de la Meuse: Give a general description of the airfield location: North of the Meuse and Sambre river.
Centre National de Vol à Voile: The Belgian National Soaring Centre ("Centre National de Vol à Voile") is a subsidised, non-profit-making association.
Leuvense Universitaire Aero-Club: Leuvense Universitaire Aero-Club vzw - has two faces: it's the soaring club of a major Belgian university, but at the same time it is also the “local” gliding club of the city of Leuven.
Royal Verviers Aviation: The English version of this site is under construction

Organisations

Liga van Vlaamse Zweefvliegclubs: This is the organisation which groups all the glider clubs of Flanders.

Information

Hartmut's Internet Guide to Soaring in Belgium: The most comprehensive and up-to-date Belgian soaring (gliding) directory on the Web.

CZECHSLOVAKIA

Clubs

Aeroklub Brno-Medlanky: The airfield of our soaring club Brno-Medlanky is located in the northwest end of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic.
Aeroklub Jesenik: The Aeroklub Jeseník is a small Soaring Club, dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of the Wave Soaring in the Jeseníky mountains, Czech Republic.
Aeroklub Jihlava
Aeroklub Usti nad Orlici: Usti nad Orlici is a district town situated on north-east of Bohemia on a foothill of the Orlicke mountains on the river Ticha Orlice. The airfield is situated about 2 km far from the town.
Ceska Lipa Airport: This is the homepage of the aeroclub at Ceska Lipa Airport though we are nameless now. Ceska Lipa is situated about 80 km north of Prague.
Policka Gliding Club: Gliding is our prevailing activity. Currently, our club has 42 members, 25 of whom go gliding regularly.

Suppliers

LET, a.s.: Development, production, marketing, sale, maintenance, repair and product support of gliders and other aircraftare the main activities of LET, a.s. - the largest Czech civil airplane manufacturer.

DENMARK

Clubs

Kalundborg Flying Club: In the northwestern corner of Seeland You will find us. If we are just cruising around the windsock, we have the most beautiful view in Denmark.
Nordsjællands Flyveklub: Nordsjællands Flyveklub operates from Gørløse Svæveflyvecenter 1.1 NM from Gørløse town.
Polytechnic Flying Group: Polytechnic Flying Group, PFG, is a soaring club for students and candidates at the Technical University of Denmark.
Soaring Society of Aarhus: Welcome to the soaring society of Aarhus, Denmark! This site is for the moment under construction, if you have any questions or comments please contact us by E-mail:

Information

PFG's Soaring and aviation web sites.: Danish Soaring Association (DSvU) has information about Danish pilots and clubs, arrangements and news
Soaring and aviation web sites: Danish soaring information page.

Suppliers

Jaxida Covers: Protects you aircraft against rain, sun and dust pollution in all weather .

FINLAND

Clubs

Aviation Club of Helsinki University of Technology: PIK is active flying club with always something going on. Trips to nearby the countries are done every year.
Gliding Institute of Finland
Vaasan Lentokerho R.Y.: Vaasan Lentokerho R.Y. was founded 1934 and is one of the oldest clubs in Finland.

Suppliers

PIK: PIK was founded by the engineering students of Helsinki University of Technology 26.3.1931. On those times between the WW1 and WW2 the aircraft were very expensive compared to the financial resources of the flying clubs.

FRANCE

Clubs

Aeroclub de Sisteron
Centre De Vol A Voile Lyonnais: The C.V.V.L. is a French gliding club. It operates on the airfield of Lyons-Corbas, 5 kilometers in the South of the city of Lyons.
Centre Savoyard de Vol à Voile Alpin: Even with a real piece of modesty, the "Centre Savoyard de Vol à Voile Alpin" is located in one of the finest french country for soaring. In fact the Savoy county is right in the middle of the Alps "croissant" which starts from the French Riviera and ends in the eastern part of Austria.
La Motte du Caire: La Motte du Caire is an airfield dedicated to gliders only where launching is exclusively done by winch.
Serres-La Batie Monsaléon: The airfield of Serres-La Batie Monsaléon is located in the middle of the well-known soaring paradise of the Alps in the South of France.

Organisations

Fédération Française deVol à Voile: The French Soaring Society.

Resources

Ascendances Virtuelles: This site has been designed to be a meeting place for all pilots, from the absolute beginner to the experienced pilot. Happy landings !
Vol a Voile: Home page of Philippe De Pechy and Denis Flament

GERMANY

Clubs

Aeroclub Dornier: The aeroclub Dornier is a selfreliant association within the operation sportsgroups of the Fairchild/Dornier aviation company in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Aero-Club Zwickau: The club is situated at the Zwickau airfield . The airfield face southwest of the town Zwickau. Our club has about 190 members.
Fliegerclub Ilmenau e.V.: We are the aeroclub in the region Ilmenau and Königsee. The Aeroclub is holder and carrier of Pennewitz Airfield.
Flugsportverein Kirn e.V.: The soaring club Flugsportverein Kirn e.V. operates since 1951 in Kirn/Nahe (about 80 km to Frankfurt).
LSV Pinneberg e.V.: We are a gliding club based at Uetersen airfield which lies West of the Northern German city of Hamburg. We have around 160 members.
LSV-Unna: Our soaring-club was founded in 1954 and has at the moment about 50 active members.
Luftfahrtverein Mainz e.V.: The Luftfahrtverein Mainz e.V. was founded in 1911. Aviation pioneers, as Goedecker, Fokker and Eckner have flown on the former field in the 'Sands'.
Oldtimer Segelflugclub Wasserkuppe / Rhön: Welcome on the homepage of the Oldtimer Segelflugclub Wasserkuppe / Rhön. Enjoy the pictures of our vintage gliders and get information about them.
Rhönflug Oldtimer Segelflugclub Wasserkuppe: Get an impression about rare and beautiful vintage planes. Open canopees, wind whisteling in tension wires, gullwings and biplanes.
Soaring School Wasserkuppe: A foundation of the sociaty for developing soaring at the Wasserkuppe. Visit the first soaring school of Germany at the historic hill of airman.
Technical University of Munich: We apologize, but this site will be available in English soon. Please come back and visit us again!

Organisations

Association of German Academic Flying Groups: Students Researching, Manufacturing, Flying!

Information

Carsten Runge´s Flying Page: If you are interested in the topics: Click here to send me an E-Mail!
Gliding/Soaring homepage of Günther Seemann: These pages are dedicated to all gliding/soaring enthusiasts, who are looking for informations about our extraordinary sport.
Henky's Soaring informations
Information on Gliding: Professor Peter Ryder's home page on soaring.

Suppliers

DG-Flugzeugbau GMBH: Welcome to the home of DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH. On the following pages we want to provide you with news and valuable information about DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH and the world of gliding.
Filser Electronic GmbH: Filser Electronic GmbH develops and manufactures high Quality Products for Gliders, Powered Gliders and Motor Airplanes.
Gomolzig: In 1952 the Gomolzig company was founded as an engineering office with 8-10 employees. As soon as soaring was allowed again in 1954 in Germany our company started with the production of the glider MÜ 13E and Grunau Baby V.
ILEC Instruments: ILEC Instruments was founded by Jürgen Schindler and Rudolf Brözel in 1981. All ILEC products are manufactured in Germany.
Pilot's Shop: Everything you need before, while and after flight
Schempp-Hirth
Zander: Zander Glider Computers.

GREECE

Clubs

Athens Gliding Club: We fly from the Military Airport Tatoi. The Athens Gliding Club is a non profit organization. It has 1,500 members about 250 of them active.

HOLLAND

Clubs

Aero Club Salland: We are a very active soaringclub and we fly from our club-owned soaringsite in Lemelerveld, in the eastern part of the Netherlands.
Eerste Zeeuws Vlaamse Aeroclub: The “Eerste Zeeuws Vlaamse Aeroclub” is a soaring club with about 115 flying members. The club has been founded in 1966 in Hulst and is located in Axel (in the Southwest of the Netherlands) since 1974.
Gliding Student's club of Eindhoven: Welcome to the home page of the ZES 'Gliding Student's club of Eindhoven' On this page you'll find almost all information about our club and soaring in general.
NijAC - Nijmeegse Aeroclub

Information

Dutch Glider Sites: This clickable map shows all glider sites in the Netherlands. On the sites marked, you will find soaring clubs which have an Internet-site.
Soaring: Here's a recently updated list of the soaring clubs in Europe, have fun checking them out, a lot of them have really good pictures!
Soar Tech: Welcome to the Soar Tech home page, hosted by Ruud Holswilder.

HUNGARY

Clubs

Aero Club Hajdúszoboszló: Welcome to the homepage of the glider pilots of Aero Club Hajdúszoboszló, Hungary.
Aero Club Of Gyõr: The Gyor Aero Club was established on January 15, 1930: at that time the Club had no airplanes or a landing area.
Aeroport Kalocsa Aeronautical Club: The Aeroport Kalocsa Aeronautical Club was founded in October, 1995 by 10 persons having intention to start more serious activity on the airfield than it was previously.

ICELAND

Clubs

Gliding Club of Akureyri: Gliding Club of Akureyri is located at Melgerðismelar, about 20 minutes drive south from Akureyri. There we fly every weekend during summer.

Information

Soaring in Iceland: Iceland has two gliding clubs. Gliding club of Iceland located at Sandskeið. About 20 min drive east of Reykjavík. And Gliding club of Akureyri located at Melgerðismelar about 20 min drive south of Akureyri.

IRELAND

Clubs

Dublin Gliding Club: The Dublin Gliding Club operates from Gowran Grange (EIGN), Naas, Co. Kildare; 0.5 nm SW of Punchestown.
Queens Univeristy of Belfast Gliding Club: This site is under construction.
Ulster Gliding Club: The Ulster Gliding Club is the only facility of its kind in Ulster.

ITALY

Clubs

Airport of Valbrembo
Ferrara Gliding Club: Ferrara Gliding Club “Mario Naldini” is a non profit organization of Glider pilots. We flight in the Ferrara airport area.

Information

Alpine Soaring Research Center: Italian soaring magazine published by Alpine Soaring Research Center.

LITHUANIA

Clubs

Kaunas Gliding Club: Kaunas Gliding Club is the largest gliding club in Lithuania with its old traditions of sports aviation. Many famous glider pilots started their gliding career in this club and now they are known not only in Lithuania but in Europe as well.

Information

Lithuanian Gliding Federation
Gliders in Lithuania: The first glider in Lithuania was built by J. Garalevicius and A. Kulvinskas in 1913. Intense gliding in Lithuania started in 1932. In 1933 a Gliding School was founded in Nida.
SOARING.LT: Information site in English and Lithuanian (general information about soaring in Lithuania > clubs >gliders >history >forum > adverts etc. Also all information about "1st World Women´s Gliding Championships 2001").

NORWAY

Clubs

Haugaland Seilflyklubb: Haugaland Seilflyklubb has two motorgliders and is sited at Helganes lufthavn, Karmøy. Somewhere between Stavanger og Bergen.
Jæren Seilflyklubb: Jæren Seilflyklubb has a two-seater motorglider and has it's site at Stavanger lufthavn, Sola, on the south west coast of Norway.
NTH Flyklubb: NTH Flyklubb is one of the most active gliding clubs in Norway. We have our main base in Trondheim, a city in the middle of the country.
Oslo Gliding Club: Welcome to the WWW-pages of the Oslo Gliding Club. “Oslo seilflyklubb”,founded in 1936, is one of the largest soaring clubs of Norway.
Toten & Gjøvik Seilflyklubb: Toten & Gjøvik Seilflyklubb is one of Norways numerous Soaring-clubs. The club is among the larger clubs with its near 60 members it's a vital and growing part of the efforts to make the sport well known and apriciated in Norway.

Organisations

National Gliding Centre: The first gliding in Norway took place more than 65 years ago. Since then, gliding for pleasure and competition has undergone significant development.

POLAND

Clubs

Aeroklub Gdanski
Aeroklub Gliwicki: First flights in Gliwice were made in 1910, 7 years after the first Wright brothers' flight. They took place on a temporary runway in the woods surrounding Gliwice. The flights were made by Dornier.
Aero Club of Lublin
Aeroklub Poznanski: Aeroklub Poznanski established in 1919 is the first Polish aeroclub.
Central Gliding School, Leszno: The story of the Central Gliding School begins in 1936, when the School of Gliding of the Railway Workers Gliding Club from Poznañ was established at Rzadków near Chodzie.

Suppliers

PZL-Swidnik S.A. Polish Aviation Works: The PW-5 glider is a winner of the World Class Glider Competition organized by Federation Aeronautique International. The production of the glider was placed in WSK PZL-Swidnik S.A.
SZD Bielsko: With over 50 year experience of Experimental-Production Gliding Establishment "SZD-BIELSKO" in sailplanes design and production resulted in more than 60 hitherto developed subseduent glider types, with numerous development versions.

SLOVENIA

Clubs

Aeroclub CELJE: Welcome on the first Slovenian server about soaring of Aeroclub CELJE. On this server you'll find more about soaring in Celje and Slovenia and also something about history of Aeroclub CELJE.
ALC Lesc: This sport has a long tradition in Slovenia and the interest is raising among young people.
Alpski Lesce-Bled Center: The Lesce-Bled airfield is situated in a valley in the vicinity of slovenian resort of Bled. It is surrounded by mountains with it's peaks above 2500 meters.
Koroski Aeroclub: Beginning of aeroclub dates back in 1937 when Ivan Miheu founded a branch of Maribor aeroclub.

SPAIN

Clubs

Soaring Stays at Monflorite: Spend your holidays soaring at the Pyrenees enjoying from the landscape both from the air and from the ground, and after flying, chat with glider pilots from internet.

Information

Soaring in Spain: Welcome to the world of soaring in Spain. This is the first Spanish server about soaring.

SWEDEN

Clubs

Aeroclub of Hässleholm: The aeroclub of Hässleholm is a rather young flying club started 1969. It is mainly a gliding club with basic training in gliding and motor gliding as well as all that wonderful flying.
Aero Club of Sollefteå: The Aero Club of Sollefteå is operating from the Airport of Långsele, situated about 20 kilometers west of the city.
Älvsby Sportflying Club: Älvsby Sportflying Club (ÄFK) can provide a unique gliding experience.
Eskilstuna Flygklubb: Eskilstuna Flygklubb has week-around activity including towing from April to September. Guests are always welcome, either just for the day or for a longer period.
Feringe Gliding Club: Feringe Gliding Club fly from the Feringe Airport, about 20 km north of Ljungby in Småland, Sweden. The airport is beautifully placed in one of Swedens best thermal areas, and surrounded by large areas of free airspace.
Gothenburg Soaring Club: Gothenburg SC is a non-profit organization, and is the oldest gliding club in Sweden and certainly a club with an interesting history. It is extremely active, with members from the whole of western Sweden.
Ljungbyheds Flygklubb: Ljungbyheds flygklubb offers you affordable and beautiful soaring in the south of Sweden. The club is situated in the southern part of Sweden.
Ludvika Soaring Club: The club has flying activities every weekend from the beginning of April until the end of September.
Sundsvall Soaring Club: Our airfield is located near the geographical mid of Sweden, about 50 km west of Sundsvall in a small society called Stöde.
Uppsala Aviation Club: We have both a light aircraft, and a soaring section.
Valbo Flygklubb: Valbo Flygklubb, founded in 1994, is a non-commercial organisation. We are based at Gävle-Sandviken Airport (ESSK).
Västerås Gliding Club: VSFK is located at Johannisberg Airport (ESSX) where about 80 members (of whom about 40 are active glider pilots) are doing their gliding.
Västerdalarnas Flygklubb: Welcome to Västerdalarnas Flygklubb, to one of the best gliding areas in Sweden. VFK is situated in Dala-Järna, about 60 km W of Borlänge.

Organisations

Swedish Soaring Federation: The best thermal conditions generally occur between April and July. Wave camps are held at several sites in northern Sweden from March to April. In most cases, frozen lakes are used as aerodromes.

Suppliers

Ålleberg Soaring Supplies and Sailplane Repairs: For more than 50 years the central workshop for gliders in Sweden.

SWITZERLAND

Clubs

Akademische Fluggruppe Züric: English site promised.
Segelfluggruppe Zwingen: If you like to know what soaring is all about, come to our airfield, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and take a seat in one of our two-seaters for a passenger ride....
Soaring Club Zürich: We are a club of about 100 members and fly from Buttwil. Normally we operate on weekends. In spring we are going for two weeks to Allzate-Brianza (norden Italy) and in summer for three weeks to Sannen (Swiss alps).

Information

Everything You Want To Know About Soaring!: No, no! Soaring is like surfing and is not hard work ...

Suppliers

Mecaplex AG: Aircraft and motor vehicle transparencies perfectly crafted and of high optical quality. Recognized and appreciated worldwide in the aircraft industry.

UNITED KINGDOM

Clubs

Angus Gliding Club
Aquila Gliding Club: Come and fly in a glider at one of the best little gliding clubs in England.
Bannerdown Gliding Club
Bath & Wilts Gliding Club: The club was formed in 1963 as the Bath Gliding Club, eventually becoming the Bath & Wilts Gliding Club.
Bidford Gliding Centre: Bidford Gliding Centre, Bidford Airfield, Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire, B50 4PD
Black Mountains Gliding Club: Welcome to the home page of the Black Mountains Gliding Club - Britain's premier ridge and wave soaring site
Booker Gliding Club: Based at Wycombe Air Park, in the heart of the Chilterns, Booker Gliding Club is one of the most prestigous and active gliding clubs in the country.
Borders Gliding Club: The Borders Gliding Club is based at Milfield Airfield, Northumberland. The club operates throughout the year on weekends, and on a limited number of weekdays.
Bowland Forest Gliding Club: Bowland Forest Gliding Club has owned its present 56 acre site since 1973, having previously operated from Squires Gate in Blackpool and Samlesbury Airfield.
Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club: How would you like to: Fly at speeds of 100mph and more? Fly to 20,000 feet and higher? Learn to fly from £10.00 per week? Ok, what's the catch? There isn't! Read on...
Bristol University Gliding Club: Welcome to the Home page of the BUGC, this page has been newly installed, and I'd be greatful for constructive feedback
Bryn Gwyn Bach Gliding Club: Bryn Gwyn Bach (also known as "Top site") is a hill site at about 1200ft. It is well positioned for Hill lift, Wave and Thermal Soaring.
Buckminster Gliding Club: Buckminster Gliding Club Ltd., Saltby Airfield, Skillington, Grantham, Lincs NG33 5HL
Cairngorm Gliding Club 1 Cairngorm Gliding Club 2: The Cairngorm Gliding Club has been operating from Feshie Airstrip for over thirty years. Feshie is an ideal location for ridge, wave and thermal cross country flying.
Cambridge Gliding Club: The Cambridge Gliding Club provides excellent top class gliding tuition and the opportunity for safe cross country soaring.
Cambridge University Gliding Club: Cambridge University Gliding Club now only allows students (undergrads and postgrads) of Cambridge University to be members.
: The Clevelands Gliding Club operates from 1 Hangar, Dishforth Airfield every weekend. The Vale of York enjoys good thermal and wave soaring with safety and no airspace restrictions.
Cornish Gliding and Flying Club: The Cornish Gliding and Flying Club is the only gliding club open to the public in Cornwall and has about 50 flying members and 50 other category members.
Cotswold Gliding Club: Until you have experienced the wonder and magic of un-powered flight, you cannot fully appreciate the satisfaction that glider pilots gain from their sport.
Cranwell Gliding Club: Part of the Royal Air Force Gliding and Soaring Association based at RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire a few miles from Sleaford.
Dartmoor Gliding Society: The Dartmoor Gliding Society has its airfield on the western side of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park.
Deeside Gliding Club: The Deeside gliding club is situated near the town of Aboyne. The Club is renowned for being the foremost wave soaring site in the British Isles.
Derbyshire & Lancashire Gliding Club: Set on a hill top in the heart of the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District, Camphill airfield is the home of the Derbyshire & Lancashire Gliding Club.
DRA Gliding Club (Farnborough): Formed over 30 years ago and with its roots at the world famous Farnborough Airfield
Dumfries & District Gliding Club: We are a small, friendly club in which everyone chips in and pulls together and visitors are always made welcome. The airfield is situated 600 feet above sea level on Plascow Rig (ridge) and less than 5 miles from the Solway Firth.
Edinburgh University Gliding Club: Home Page, for best results, these pages should be viewed using Netscape with 256 colour capability
Enstone Eagles Gliding Club: Enstone is one of the best soaring sites in Britain. Please feel free to browse around and find out more about Enstone Aerodrome and the Enstone Eagles Gliding Club.
Essex Gliding Club
Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club: Welcome! Have you ever seen a glider overhead, and wondered what it would be like to fly one?
Fenland Gliding Club Soaring: We operate from RAF Marham near Kings Lynn and are predominantly Service Personnel.
Glyndwr Soaring Club: Llewwni Parc is situated in the Vale of Clwyd (not too far from Top site). It is well positioned for Hill lift, Wave and Thermal Soaring.
Herefordshire Gliding Club: Herefordshire Gliding Club is very small, typically twenty or so members. We have room for a further five people with no previous flying experience.
Imperial College Gliding Club: Welcome to the web home of the Gliding Club here at IC. If you are a frequent visitor you might like to check out what's new.
Islanders Gliding Club: The Islanders Gliding Club is operating at present from Hall Caine Airfield The old airfield is situated on the Northern Plain of the Isle of Man.
Lakes Gliding Club: We are an enthusiastic bunch of people based at Walney Airfield in Barrow in Furness in Cumbria, on the edge of the English Lake District.
Lasham Gliding Society: Break Free... with Lasham Gliding Society, Britain's Premier Gliding Club
London Gliding Club: Your Passport To Freedom... Welcome to the third dimension!
Manchester University Gliding: You can now book over the Internet with our on-line booking.
Midland Gliding Club: The Midland Gliding Club, established in 1934, is one of the principal gliding clubs in the UK.
National Students Gliding Club: The National Students Gliding Club has been formed to allow University Students (and Staff) to visit local Gliding Clubs and fly as student members at a very much reduced rate.
National Students Gliding Club: The National Students Gliding Club has been formed to allow any student, to go gliding and experience the freedom of unpowered flight.
Needwood Forest Gliding Club: Needwood Forest Gliding Club is situated in the 'Heart of the Midlands'. We have recently moved to a brand new gliding site of some 65 acres with the a length of over 1000 meters.
Nene Valley Gliding Club: Nene Valley Gliding Club is a fairly small club with just over fifty members located about two miles to the South of Ramsey and about seven miles to the North of Huntingdon.
Norfolk Gliding Club 1 Norfolk Gliding Club 2: The home of gliding in Norfolk. NGC is situated approximately 15 miles SW of Norwich.
Northumbria Gliding Club Ltd: Welcome to Currock Hill Virtual Airfield. The club owns approximately 88 acres of land, high above the Tyne Valley
Nottingham University Gliding Club: N.U.G.C is one of the oldest clubs in the University of Nottingham and provides one of the cheapest ways to experience the thrills of flying you will ever get.
Oxford Gliding Club: The Oxford Gliding Club, based at RAF Weston on the Green is a civilian club, with about 120 members.
Oxford University Gliding Club: Soaring Ahead of the Competition, Streets ahead of the boaties.
Peterborough & Spalding Gliding Club: Our club is situated just north of Crowland (U.K.) at St Guthlacs Lodge, where our club has been for more than 25 years.
Rattlesden Gliding Club: Rattlesden Gliding Club was formed in 1975 and is based at the former World War Two 447th Heavy Bomber Group's airfield, situated between Rattlesden and Felsham in Suffolk.
Scottish Gliding Centre: The Scottish Gliding Centre at Portmoak Airfield near Kinross is the largest club in Scotland. Portmoak is a Mecca for glider pilots from all over the UK.
Scottish Gliding Union: The Scottish Gliding Union is the largest gliding club in Scotland.
Shalbourne Soaring Society
Shenington Gliding Club: Shenington Gliding Club is one of the most dynamic and progressive gliding clubs in the country, with an increase in membership of 300% since 1991.
Soaring Centre: The Soaring Centre, (formally Coventry gliding club), is widely considered the foremost gliding club in the Midlands, with 400 members and a large fleet of modern glassfibre sailplanes.
Soaring Society: Bored with life? Want to get out of St Andrews? Want to increase your insurance premium? If so you are at the right place, otherwise click here.
Southdown Gliding Club: Gliding is all about the challenge of unpowered flight. By using just the energy in the atmosphere a glider can soar silently, gracefully like a bird.
South Wales Gliding Club: We are a small friendly club enjoying some of the best conditions and scenery in the country. Although small, we are a well established club - we’ve been gliding from Usk for over 25 years.
Staffordshire Gliding Club: Welcome to Staffordshire Gliding Club's home page! Gliding is the most beautiful and absorbing way of flying.
Stratford-on-Avon Gliding Club: We're a Members' Club, which means that the club is run by the members for the members. We fly seven days a week during the summer season, weekends and Thursdays during the rest of the year.
Trent Valley Gliding Club: Created and maintained by Jonathan Baldock. Still under construction.
Ulster Gliding Club: The Ulster Gliding Club is the only facility of its kind in Ulster.
Umist Gliding Club: The simple aim of the UMIST Gliding Club is to foster a situation where members may experience the pleasures of gliding and follow a structured course of tuition by attending day or longer instruction sessions and courses.
University College London Union Gliding Club: As a university club, UCLUGC is a means of providing students and staff with cheap and easy access to the sport.
University of York Gliding Club
Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre: The Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre (VWHGC) is based at Sandhill Farm in the beautiful Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire.
Vectis Gliding Club: Welcome to the Vectis Gliding Club. We hope that you enjoy your virtual flight. In fact we hope that you come and see us on the Isle of Wight and take a real Trial Gliding Lesson.
Welland Gliding Club: Welcome to the all new home page of the Welland Gliding Club. These pages are dedicated to the sport of gliding in particular the Welland Gliding Club.
Wolds Gliding Club 1 Wolds Gliding Club 2: We have been in existence now for almost thirty years and are now in the top five largest gliding clubs in the country.
York Gliding Centre: The York Gliding Centre is a gliding club that operates usually 7 days per week, with the aim of providing training in two-seat gliders and motor gliders
Yorkshire Gliding Club: The Yorkshire Gliding Club is the premier soaring site in the North East of England. We fly 364 days a year, weather permitting.

Organisations

British Gliding Association: Gliding in the UK is not controlled directly by the usual governing body (The Civil Aviation Authority), but by its own administration: The British Gliding Association (BGA).
Vintage Glider Club: The Club arose from the wish of the vintage glider owners at the very successful first International Vintage Glider Rally at Husbands Bosworth in 1973 to encourage the preservation of worthy gliders of the past.

Information

Glider Aerobatic News: Watch this space for news about Glider Aerobatics.
Gliding & Soaring: This site is being created to provide an information service to both pilots and enthusiasts and will eventually contain a wealth of information covering many aspects of the subject
Learning to Fly: I had never seen so clearly from an aircraft, nor felt such a sense of peace, suspended high above the landscape with only the sound of the slipstream whispering over the canopy.
Learning to Glide: This page gives an introduction to learning to fly. If you've never flown a glider, go and have an Air-Experience Flight to make sure that the sport is right for you.
Soaring Pages: This web site is designed as a hub for European glider pilots, gliding clubs and companies to post and read adverts, as well as being able to exchange views and have discussions.
uk.rec.aviation.soaring: Web based UK soaring news group.

Suppliers

Cotswold Gliders: Cotswold Gliders was first established in l985, as the result of more and more of the local gliding population in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties coming to me.
London Sailplanes Limited: High quality major repairs, maintenance... in glass fibre, carbon, kevlar, steel tube and wood.

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