15 Nov 2022, 13:22
Hello all,
As some of you know I've done a small amount of gliding as a pastime and even briefly made it to solo flying this year, having completed the first stage of training. For various reasons I haven't been since June, and in the winter it can be a bit hit and miss as it is obviously strongly weather-related!
However I have been wondering about trying to arrange a DOC weekend at the Gliding Centre which is the one I had been going to, based in Husbands Bosworth near Lutterworth.
The Gliding Centre | One of the UKs leading Gliding Clubs
I do know they occasionally host various clubs and have basic accommodation, a cafe/ restaurant doing breakfast, lunch and evening meals, and bar on the airfield, plus camping pitches with electric hookup. Hopefully weather depending (again, obviously) there would be the chance to take a number of trial flights on the Saturday. Depending on the conditions these can either be winch-launched or towed by a light aircraft, which means a higher release and more opportunity to find thermals.
I had been thinking Late April or May next year on a non-bank holiday weekend (as these weekends are typically busy with gliding club members) and can therefore be difficult to get flights in.
Anyway, if there is a quorum of members with an interest I shall go ahead and make enquiries. Just a conceptual idea at the moment, which a tentative phone call has indicated is theoretically possible.
I don't know what they might offer in terms of costs or accommodation fees but the 'book price' is usually about £10 for camping, £20 for a room, some static caravans etc, and trial flights are about £60 for a winch.
If you fancy it, reply here, and I'll see if we can muster the numbers; then I would have to approach them to try to arrange a date and some better cost estimates.
Rich
As some of you know I've done a small amount of gliding as a pastime and even briefly made it to solo flying this year, having completed the first stage of training. For various reasons I haven't been since June, and in the winter it can be a bit hit and miss as it is obviously strongly weather-related!
However I have been wondering about trying to arrange a DOC weekend at the Gliding Centre which is the one I had been going to, based in Husbands Bosworth near Lutterworth.
The Gliding Centre | One of the UKs leading Gliding Clubs
I do know they occasionally host various clubs and have basic accommodation, a cafe/ restaurant doing breakfast, lunch and evening meals, and bar on the airfield, plus camping pitches with electric hookup. Hopefully weather depending (again, obviously) there would be the chance to take a number of trial flights on the Saturday. Depending on the conditions these can either be winch-launched or towed by a light aircraft, which means a higher release and more opportunity to find thermals.
I had been thinking Late April or May next year on a non-bank holiday weekend (as these weekends are typically busy with gliding club members) and can therefore be difficult to get flights in.
Anyway, if there is a quorum of members with an interest I shall go ahead and make enquiries. Just a conceptual idea at the moment, which a tentative phone call has indicated is theoretically possible.
I don't know what they might offer in terms of costs or accommodation fees but the 'book price' is usually about £10 for camping, £20 for a room, some static caravans etc, and trial flights are about £60 for a winch.
If you fancy it, reply here, and I'll see if we can muster the numbers; then I would have to approach them to try to arrange a date and some better cost estimates.
Rich
Richard Hanlon
Derbyshire
DOC 393
1981 DMC-12 VIN 06126
Derbyshire
DOC 393
1981 DMC-12 VIN 06126
