Join the gliding Centre

Finding the best club can be challenging

Finding a club that provides all the things that a pilot needs can be a daunting task, at the Gliding Centre we’ve worked hard to gather everything that you need to fly.

Our Solution

As a Flying Member you can take advantage of over 65 years of club history and arguably the best resources in the country. We can help you take to the skies in one of our high performance modern gliders. From May to October we also retain a BGA instructor on our staff, dedicated to running courses and helping you to become a better pilot.

Affordability Options

Want to fly with us but worried about the costs of membership? If you are struggling to meet the costs, we can help out. We have a special affordable membership policy for those on low or modest income unable to afford to pay more than £520 per annum. To discuss options (in confidence) and to look at our Affordable Gliding Policy application, please contact our club secretary at secretary@thegliding centre.co.uk

Affordable gliding membership includes all the costs associated with taking part in the sport and enables you to fully participate in the activities of our club. It also covers glider hire, winch and aerotow launch, any flying and instructor fees (note that instructors are all volunteers), fuel fees, equipment hire such as parachutes, etc, which will enable you to fly as many occasions as a full member, as well as to convey voting rights in the club/company.

The Club is a sporting club and we provide facilities for and to promote participation in the amateur sport of gliding in Husbands Bosworth and the surrounding area. In fact we have many members that live quite a distance from our club and travel there to take advantage of our fantastic facilities and activities.
Our membership is open to all and we are even moving towards providing flying facilities for the disabled with specially adapted aircraft. Membership allows you (under suitable supervision) to:-

• Prepare gliders and other aircraft for flight
• Carrying out checks on aircraft to see they are airworthy
• Towing aircraft to the launching points
• Joining teams launching aircraft
• Recording flights and speaking with our main office
• Flying our aircraft
• Putting away all aircraft and equipment at the end of the flying day
• Joining social activities in our licensed bar and canteen
• Helping with social events such as air displays, bonfire night, etc.

We suggest initially you come along to our club and have a trail flight. This offers you one month’s free membership. If you like it and want to participate, details of our fees and costs can be obtained from our main office.