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

16
     Oct

Thursday 9th to Wednesday 15th October 2025

Thursday 9th.  The high pressure situated to the SW of the UK continued to provide a moderate W’ly flow at site that generated another good soaring day with hill and wave lift  predominant.  17 ATs and 6 winch launches off runway 24 led to 19 flights of over 30 minutes, with 16 over an hour, […]

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09
     Oct

Tuesday 7th to Wednesday 8th October 2025

Tuesday 7th.  A light to moderate W’ly blew all day, with 21 ATs  and 1 self launch off runway 24, skies being generally cloudy with high level overcast and low level lenticulars on what proved to be a good wave day.    13 pilots reported climbs to over 6,000′ asl or more, with 9 climbing […]

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07
     Oct

Sunday 5th to Monday 6th October 2025

Sunday 5th.  Storm Amy was now over southern Norway, leaving the north of England with a initially fresh and gusty NW’ly that slowly moderated by the evening.   This wind strength and direction creates very turbulent take off conditions at Sutton, so there was no flying. Monday 6th.  The wind had become a moderate WSW’ly, and […]

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