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

25
     Apr

Thursday 24th April 2025

Thursday 24th.  A light to moderate NNW’ly blew all day with large patches of Altocumulus making cross country flying tricky at times.  The launch total off runway 20 was 30 including 2 self launches, with 18 flights of 30 minutes or more and 10 of these over an hour.  Although there were 19 launches by […]

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23
     Apr

Wednesday 23rd April 2025.

Wednesday 23rd.  A high pressure ridge extending from the north brought sunny intervals and large Cumulus, as a light to moderate NNW’ly blew all day.  After an initial launch from runway 20, followed by a landing on 02, all the subsequent 25 ATs and a self launch were off 02, 20 of  these flights lasting […]

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23
     Apr

Monday 21st to Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Monday 21st  A weak front brought low cloud in the morning and rain in the afternoon, the SSE’ly declining from moderate to light over the day, so there was no flying. Tuesday 22nd.    A day with sunny intervals and a light to moderate SW’ly that brought in isolated showers resulted in a busy day, […]

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