Gliding in Essex
Ridgewell Airfield, SudburyREF: GLDEXS
• Lessons based on soar time & release height
• A small, close-knit team of instructors & members
• It's gliders only (& the tug!) at this airfield

Price
£145.00What's Included
• The effects of the controls will be demonstrated to you during your flight
• Opportunity to take the control of the glider
Bronze Flight
• 2000ft aerotow with around 20 minutes flight time
Silver Flight
• 3000ft aerotow with approximately 30-40 minute flying time
Gold Flight
• A mile high flight (5280ft aerotow) providing around 60 minutes of flight time
What Can I Expect
You're sure of a warm welcome at this Essex gliding club! Based
at the tranquil Ridgewell Airfield, hidden in the glorious
countryside around the Suffolk/Essex borders, this 'glider-only'
airfield has a very relaxed 'family' feel to the membership. That's
why we're offering the full range of glider experiences here at
this Essex club.
As you may already know, gliding is all about soaring, but how long
you get to do this for does depend on your launch height and
weather conditions on the day of your glider flight. If the
thermals over Essex are playing ball, you'll easily soar away for
20 minutes on one flight when you're launched from around 2000ft
with the Bronze experience. The Silver experience sees you being
released at 3000ft above the ground, giving you typically between
30 and 40-minutes' flying time. The Gold flight is the big one.
This time the Piper Pawnee tug plane will release you from one mile
up and you'll be gliding for the best part of an hour.
By planning glider flights in this way, this Essex gliding club
ensures that all students get the most air time possible and
consequently, more opportunity to have hands-on experience when
you're up in the air. This is what these experiences are all about,
with the idea being that you follow the same basic lessons as
budding pilots learning their craft. So the first thing to master
is handling 'straight and level flight', followed by turning the
glider!
These gliders have a tandem seating configuration, which means
you'll be up front (the best seat in the house for checking out the
views of Essex!), whilst your instructor is in the rear seat. Of
course, all the gliders used for lessons are dual-controlled. This
Ridgewell Airfield club has a two types of two seat training
gliders that are regularly used for these trial glider flights over
Essex. You might be launching in the PW-6, which is a modern
fibreglass model, or the K13, a classic design of glider that's a
true delight to fly.
Availability
• All dates and session times are subject to availability and weather conditions
• Participants should contact the flying school on the morning of their flight to check weather conditions are suitable
Location
Suitable For
• Under 18s must be accompanied on the airfield by an adult
• Maximum weight 16 stone (101kg)
• Maximum height 6ft 2ins (188cm)
Spectators
Anything Else
Reviews
Total Reviews 9
Recommend to Friend 9
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