vj, that'll be Windrushers, then as the Bicester train station is within about half a mile -
And regarding use of PARACHUTES IN GLIDERS, not only is it useful in the event of a midair...a few years back there was a notorious incident near Dunstable, when a two seater K21 glider was STRUCK BY LIGHTNING!
Both pilots bailed out, using their parachutes safely, though one chap sprained an ankle on landing. They didn't need to open the canopy as it had disintegrated. The AAIB took the pieces of glider and found that the lightning strike had been considerably ABOVE the current provision (current, heh!) reuired to equip air transport to survive lightning strikes.
It melted the controls in the K21, and burnt the hairs on the back of the instructors neck and made him deaf for an hour or two. So there you go, parachutes in gliders a good idea. Would they let you carry your parachute on board an airliner? It might upset the other passengers.....