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

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     Mar

Thursday 20th March 2025

Thursday 20th.  There had been little change in the synoptic situation except for a reduction in the pressure gradient, so it was again a sunny, warm day at site with a light SE’ly blowing.  The day’s 4 ATs, one of which was for a First Flight pupil, and a single Falke sortie used runway 20 […]

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     Mar

Wednesday 18th March 2025.

Wednesday 18th.  The anticyclone to the ESE continued to bring clear, sunny and warm weather to site, the wind remaining in the ESE/SE but decreasing to light.  The conditions produced some weak thermal activity and a convergence that was used by Bob Calvert in his Discus 2ct to have the only soaring flight of the […]

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Tuesday 18th March 2025

Tuesday 18th.  The Atlantic High had crossed the UK and was now centred to the SSE over Eastern Europe, bringing sunny, blue skies and a moderate and somewhat cool ESE’ly wind to site.  4 ATs were flown off runway 20 with all but one of the flights landing on runway 06.  With no useable lift, […]

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