Gliding in Leicestershire
Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leics/Northants BorderREF: GCLMOT
• Winch, aerotow or motorised flights available
• A long-established club with a great atmosphere
• Aerotows release at 2500ft for extra glide time!

Price
£95.00What's Included
• Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
• During the flight you will have the opportunity to take the aircraft controls under the guidance of your instructor
• Spectacular views of the beautiful countryside around Husbands Bosworth
Winch Launch
• One winch launch flight
• Flights typically last between 5-20 minutes
Aerotow Flight
• Launch by Aerotow to a height of 2'500 feet
• Flights typically last between 20-30 minutes
Motor Glider Flight
• 30 minute flight in a motor glider
What Can I Expect
Go gliding at Leicestershire's
Husband's Bosworth glider club! We are offering three ways for you
to get airborne, with motor glider flights, winch and aerotow
launches on offer. Whichever you chose, you'll be treated to a
superb soaring experience, with an expert instructor at the helm to
show you what gliding is all about.
Established in 1953, this club has been gliding out of
Husbands Bosworth near Lutterworth since 1963. It's a real club
atmosphere here, with upwards of 2000 members all pitching in,
alongside a core full-time staff, to make sure the club runs
smoothly. There are lots of social activities too and visitors are
always welcome - there's even AnJos cafe in the clubhouse for a
cuppa and bite to eat.
Over the years the club has expanded and now houses around 100
privately-owned gliders in the various hangars on the airfield.
Several dual-controlled gliders at Husbands Bosworth make up the
dedicated training fleet and you'll be heading up in one of them
for your lesson. The idea is to give you a taste of what gliding
feels like and get your hands on the controls for a bit.
If you go for motor gliding, you'll be powering yourself up into
the Leicestershire skies. Once you've reached altitude, the engine
is switched off and you are gliding. Flights in motorised gliders
usually last around 30-minutes and show the autonomous way gliding
can be done with these rather unique aircraft.
For winch launches, your glider is attached to a cable and you're
literally winched up into the air at around 1000ft. An aerotow
launch is where the glider is pulled up and into the air by a tug
plane, before being released. At Husbands Bosworth they are
particularly proud of their very nice fleet of Supermunks that
undertake aerotow duties. These are Chipmunks that have been
modified to a British Gliding Association design, to turn them into
the ideal glider tug plane. As you can tell, just getting into the
air in a glider is quite an experience. What's more, this
Leicestershire club offers aerotows to 2500ft (most glider
experiences are to 2000ft), giving you the potential for even more
glide time.
Flying all year round and seven days a week in the main spring to
autumn season, with excellent on-site facilities and a very buoyant
club scene, it's no wonder Husbands Bosworth regularly hosts
gliding competitions. With over 30 British Glider Association
qualified instructor pilots in the team too, isn't it time you went
gliding in Leicestershire?
Availability
• Flights generally operate between 10am and 5.30pm, and continue until dusk on Wednesdays and Thursdays
• All flights are subject to availability and weather conditions
Location
Suitable For
• Under 18s must be accompanied on the airfield by an adult
• Maximum weight 16 stone (101kg)
• Maximum height 6ft 3ins (190cms)
• A good, general level of fitness is required
• Participants must me agile enough to get in and out of the glider
Spectators
Anything Else
• Onsite restaurant providing a range of snacks and home cooked food and bar
Reviews
Total Reviews 3
Recommend to Friend 3
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