Originally Posted by
Stable Ish
hi all,
a few friends are looking to do a 5 day gliding course somewhere in the uk this summer. having looked at the gliding.co.uk website i've found a few clubs that run courses such as these;
Lasham
Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club
Yorkshire Gliding Club
Wolds
Has anyone any experience of these clubs and the courses they run? any advice much appreciated.
Firstly, your friends can never count on getting 5 days gliding in the UK!
I've seen Lasham and they have a fleet of K13s and look very well organised. There is also Portmoak, who would only have 2-3 folks on the course as it uses a single K21 and a single instructor. Soaring is possible there without thermal activity so long as the wind is blowing on one of the ridges.
Lasham charge about the same for a launch as Portmoak, but the per-minute airtime charge is considerably more.
http://www.scottishglidingcentre.co....iday.htm#entry