News about general club activities, such as changes at the club, elections, new facilities, open days, etc
We had a rather special event at the weekend, when Les, the club chairman, towed his son Tim (one of our long-standing instructors) and Ed (Tim’s son, Les’s grandson) for a flight in the club’s K13 training glider. Definitely one for the club photo album.
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One of our new club members, Yasir, was at the club this weekend, working towards his solo rating in our Twin Astir. Today was pretty windy, so not suitable for very early solo pilots, but a good day for experienced solo pilots or those flying with an instructor to experience and practice tack-offs, circuits and landings in strong crosswinds. Welcome, Yasir, we look forward to seeing at the club on future weekends. Nice moves!
Welcome to New Club Member Yasir Read More »
We’re delighted to welcome Thomas as a new flying member at Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre. Thomas is one of a new intake that has seen our membership numbers grow this year, which we’re delighted about. Welcome, Thomas!
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Welcome to our latest joiner at the club. Tracy had done some gliding training previously at another local club recently, but had never aerotowed before, and found that a much easier method to learn by. She joined at the same time as one of her colleagues, Gary, and it was great to see them at the club this Saturday picking up their training again, with one of our instructors, Pete. Thanks Tracy, for managing the log-keeping today at the launch point, too!
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Gary joined the gliding club recently, after a few flights at another local club, which used winch launching, rather than the aerotow method used at VoWHGC. So launching was a difference experience, but one he enjoyed. It was good for some of us to meet Gary for the first time today, while he helped at the launch point, and had some training flights with one of our regular instructors, Pete.
Welcome to New Club Member Gary Thurlow Read More »
It’s been a weekend of achievements coming thick and fast at the gliding centre recently. A typical Saturday or Sunday normally sees a mix of early pilots learning the skills to go solo with our BGA instructors, a few trial lessons flights with visitors to the club, and in good weather, a range of qualified pilots doing cross-country flights, or aerobatics, or maybe converting from one glider type to another. This Sunday especially promised to be a perfect cross-country day, although it turned quite blue
Weekend of Achievements at Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre Read More »
Well, another successful Junior Development Week has just been completed at Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre, near Swindon. Many thanks to DCFI Gordon who organised the week, and was on-site instructing every day. Thanks to all the parents for delivering & collecting their offspring. Thanks also to the ground helpers who kept the whole thing moving including but not limited to Georgina, Pauline, and Martin. Flying-wise,
Another Successful Junior Development Week Read More »
Congratulations to club member and Treasurer Adrian May, who completed his Silver C distance flight from Sandhill Farm to Lasham today, complete with photographic evidence to provide it, as seen above. The Silver C badge requires pilots to complete a flight of at least 5 hrs duration, a soaring height gain of at least 1000m, and
Silver Distance Flight By Adrian May Read More »
As part of our “40 Years at Sandhill Farm” celebrations, we’re offering introductory glider and motor glider flights on the weekend of the Shrivenham Summer Fete, 23rd and 24th August 2025, and the booking page for the flights has just been opened for bookings. To make the flights that weekend as accessible as possible,
Vale of White Horse Gliding Centre and Shrivenham Summer Fete Read More »
The week of 7th July 2015 was a gliding week at the club, with flying on Monday through Friday for solo pilots, as well as our usual weekend flying. The weather across England and Wales was spectacular, with well-developed cumulus for many hours each day at the start of the week, and more blue days towards the end of the week. Cloud base ranged from
VoWHGC Flying Week Has Great Weather Read More »
