5 Day Courses
& how they can help your glidingLet the dream of learning to fly become a reality at The Gliding Centre.
Our modern high performance glider fleet, with both winch and aerotow facilities, and our team of highly experienced gliding instructors combine to allow you to progress safely and rapidly through the British Gliding Association training syllabus. With 10 winches and 5 aerotows you will will have plenty of opportunity to learn.
Looking for a holiday idea – with 5 days continuous flying you will make very good progress through the BGA syllabus. This course is bookable all week during our summer season (April – September, excl. Bank Holidays) as a block of consecutive days – could be Monday – Friday or perhaps Thursday and Friday followed by Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the next week. The course is tailored to your individual experience – maybe you have a number of launches in your log book but want to make more rapid progress towards solo.
Each day you will fly up to 2 hours depending on the weather.
With a maximum of two students per instructor, you will make good progress on this course. Includes 1 months membership.
5 Day Course
£825.00
Our 5 day courses are £825 and you can pay the deposit online.
If you’re looking to combine an exciting and interesting holiday with the opportunity to accelerate your journey to becoming a pilot, our five-day courses are just the ticket.
Whether you’re starting from scratch or have some previous flying experience, the combination of a great student to instructor ratio and continuity of a five day course, puts you in the best possible position to make rapid progress whilst having great fun.
Our Covid-19 Precautions
We are taking the current situation very seriously for everyone that visits the club. We're closely following the government recommendations in addition to our own sports best practices specific to flying and gliding.
We practice social distancing at the club with logs of visitors for contact tracing as well as sanitising our gliders and using face shields / masks.
Five Day Course
- 5 Days flying with up to 2 hours per day in the air
- Learn quickly with a full weeks Gliding
- 15 Aerotow and Winch Launches
- Comprehensive Instructor Briefings
- 1 Months Membership
- Come back and fly at member rates
- Flying Fees included
- BGA Qualified Instructors Full Briefings and feedback
- BGA Log Book
All about the Five Day Course
If you’re looking to combine an exciting and interesting holiday with the opportunity to accelerate your journey to becoming a pilot, our five-day courses are just the ticket.
If you’re starting from scratch or have some previous flying experience, the combination of low student to instructor ratio and continuity that a five day course allows put you in the best possible position to make rapid progress whilst having great fun.
Each day, weather permitting you can expect to fly multiple times using either winch or aerotow launches depending on need.
By the end of the week, subject to weather, you’re likely to be handling the controls through the significant majority of your flights. You will almost certainly have achieved good maneuvering skills including through the launch phase. You’ll be well on your way to learning circuit planning, the approach and landing. Faster learners may even have had an introduction to more advanced elements of the syllabus including soaring techniques. To get the best out of the it the course must be completed within two weeks
Your course fee includes:
- 5 Aerotows
- 10 Winch Launches
- All flying fees
- All instruction
- Log book / Training Record
Dining:
Our restaurant is usually open for breakfast and lunch during courses. Alternatively there are several excellent local pubs and eateries in the area.
Arranging your training:
When you buy a course from us we will email you a voucher and joining instructions, usually within one working day.
Once you have your voucher, you can then contact our office to book your course at a time convenient to you. The voucher is valid for one year after purchase, cannot be refunded or transfered.
If you have specific dates in mind, we will do our best to meet these, however there may be occasions when we cannot, due to prior bookings or for other reasons. In that case we will agree another suitable date with you.
What about the weather?
We all know and love our wonderful British weather! In fact, we can fly in most conditions, but some weather conditions are unsuitable for gliding, typically related to very strong winds, low cloud-base, poor visibility or rain. We ask that you contact us either in the morning of your booked afternoon session or if you are booked to be with us at 9am for a morning session, you ring late afternoon the day before so that we can advise on the weather prospects.
Additional information
| Course Dates | Contact Office after purchase to confirm dates. |
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