Have a first flight

A first flight over North Yorkshire is the perfect introduction to gliding. Take the controls or enjoy the view!

Only £140+ P&P

Become a member

We are the premier gliding club in the North of England. Why not join us?

From £350+ P&P

Motorglider Experience

Our motorglider offers side-by-side seating and a more conventional launch method for newcomers to light aviation.

Only £150+ P&P

Information for pilots

Contact us

Contact us to find out more:

Phone: 01845 597237
Email: enquiry@ygc.co.uk
How to find us
Tweet us: @GlideYorkshire
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Take to the skies with us!

Gliding

is an adventure sport for people from age 14 up into their 90's. It offers the purest flying experience, using up-drafts to soar the skies, often for hours at a time. It is also one of the most affordable way to learn to fly due to the fact that gliding clubs are mostly volunteer run organisations; which also makes soaring a very friendly and social sport.

The Yorkshire Gliding Club was founded in 1934, by a group of pioneering aviators seeking to understand the potential of powerless flight. Today, we are dedicated to providing high-quality training and facilities, affirming our position as the best soaring club in the North of England. We offer professional, friendly instruction guided by our national sporting body, the British Gliding Association.

To get a feel for our sport and our club, watch our videos, and explore our website to find out more about why we love what we do. You can also sign up to our mailing list to learn more about gliding, and stay up to date with the adventures of those who fly from Sutton Bank.

Diary Dates

Latest from the blog

03
     May

Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd May 2024

Wednesday 1st to Friday 3rd May 2024 Wednesday 1st May A gentle north easterly allowed 9 aerotows on runway 02. Bas Sonnefeld rejoined and after a 5 year break, he did several flights in JVZ and KLW with Andrew Watson and Guy Hartland culminating in a resolo, the other flights being three for Les Briston […]

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01
     May

Monday 29th to Tuesday 30th April 2024

Monday 29th.  With low pressure centres to the north of Scotland and  over N Ireland, the wind had switched by 180 degrees and now was a warmer, moderate to moderate to fresh S’ly which provided some limited lift from the White Horse and southern ridges.  6 ATs were flown from runway 20, flying coming to […]

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29
     Apr

Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th April 2024

Wednesday 24th.  The N’ly flow continued, bringing in low cloud and light rain at times, so there was no flying. Thursday 25th.  Snow and hail showers brought in on a moderate NNW’ly wind that slowly veered into the NNE delayed the start of flying until around 1430 hrs, when the first of the day’s 6 […]

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