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Gliding in Peterborough

Crowland Airfield
REF: PSG20G
Rated Based On 22 Reviews

• Go gliding from Crowland Airfield nr Peterborough
• Various flight options inc one mile high!
• Day course teaches you rigging & launching etc
• Subject to weather, flying offered all year round
 
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What's Included

  • All experiences begin with a pre-flight briefing session
  • A tow plane will take the glider to your chosen height
  • Under expert tuition you can take control of the glider
  • Weather permitting your instructor will show you how to find thermals
  • Two months membership of the club

Gliding Experience - choose between:
  • 2,000ft Launch: Up to 15-minutes flying time
  • 3,000ft Launch: 20-30 minutes flying time

Mile High Flight:
  • Fly from 5280ft giving approximately 40 minutes flying time

Introduction to Gliding Experience:
  • Introduction to gliding course - 3 aerotows from at least 2000ft
  • Learn about the sport of gliding including rigging and launching
  • Flights do not have to be taken on the same day

What Can I Expect

Our full range of Peterborough gliding experiences offer you the superb sensation of speed and silence! Powerless flight is definitely a feeling to be tasted and savoured, as you glide gracefully above the skies of Peterborough and the surrounding Cambridgeshire countryside. 

Based at St Guthlac's Lodge near Crowland since the early 1980s, this Peterborough centre prides itself on being "a pleasant place for our members and visitors to relax, meet like-minded people and, of course, glide". The set up is small, but very well organised, with a duty pilot, ground crew team and tug team all ready to help you get into the air for your first lesson.

You will be taught in one of the modern two-seater trainer gliders resident at Peterborough, such as the Puchacz or Twin Astir models. Chief Flying Instructor Ross Morriss, or one of his team, will show you around the craft as it is being 'rigged' ready for launch. Once strapped in and settled, the rope is attached to the tug aircraft and you are pulled into the air.

Depending on which flight voucher you've chosen, you'll be released at anything from 2000 to 5280ft (that's a mile high!). At that moment, you'll follow the usual glider protocol, which dictates that you go left and the plane breaks off right.

From then on it is just you, the pilot instructor and the craft, as you soar through the air. It takes a few moments to get used to the sound of wind rushing with no motorised noise, but once you do, you'll be keen to learn about the search for 'thermals', with the lattice of fields of the Peterborough landscape gets ever smaller as your glider continues to rise.

If you opt for a single Peterborough gliding experience, you will enjoy one aerotow from the airfield, with a choice of 2000 or 3000ft release. Or go big on the Mile High Flight. Then those on the one day introduction to gliding will get a much fuller insight into how gliders soar and fly, rigging and launching with not just one, but three aerotows from this airfield in Peterborough during your day, which we think will have you hooked on gliding!

Availability

  • Weekends and throughout the year, subject to availability and weather conditions
  • Flights are generally less frequent during the winter months

Location

  • Crowland Airfield, Peterborough

Suitable For

  • Minimum age 14
  • Under 18s must be accompanied on the airfield by an adult
  • Maximum height 6ft 4ins
  • Maximum weight 16 stone
  • It will not be possible for you to fly if you suffer from epilepsy, fainting or certain physical or mental disabilities

Spectators

  • Spectators are welcome
  • A camera or a pair of binoculars will come in handy

Anything Else

  • Wear flat-soled shoes and bring a jumper in case it gets cold at high altitudes
  • Sunglasses are recommended

Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 22

Find out what other customers think of the experience

Reviews

  based on 22 reviews

Rating: 5 stars
Paul Smith
5 Months ago
An unbelievable experience, sitting in the front of the glider, soaring like a bird. My chosen flig...
Rating: 5 stars
Sam
Absolutely amazing experience and everyone was so helpful and welcoming
Rating: 5 stars
david johnson
Wonderful experience on my first glider flight. Very helpful and knowledgeable pilot who took time...
Rating: 5 stars
Jon Chudley
Excellent experience with very welcoming, helpful and organised members of the gliding club. It wa...
Rating: 5 stars
Andy Dann
Just simply amazing
Rating: 5 stars
Julie Mallard
Was brilliant. Great staff at the airfield and very organised. Would definitely go again
Rating: 5 stars
Robert Oxford
30 years since I last did this and the memories came flooding back However I am a pensioner now and...
Rating: 5 stars
john bill
very easy to book also had to change date this also was very easy, enjoyed the gliding experience v...
Rating: 5 stars
Colin Hayes
An unforgettable first-time experience, as a gift from my wife. Staff were great, so friendly and ...
Rating: 5 stars
Brian Lentz
Booked the mile high flight after my girlfriend gave me an experience voucher as a present I was a...
Rating: 5 stars
Priti Gandhi
My husband and I had gliding experience. It was a fantastic experience and the staff were brilliant...
Rating: 5 stars
Philip Bond

Excellent flight. Staff were so accommodating and friendly. Definitely going to go back.

Rating: 5 stars
Janice Swinney
My partner had a wonderful experience, he felt in safe hands with competent instructors.
Rating: 5 stars
Ian Whapplington
Great experience. Cloud limited the height we were able to fly, but had about 25 minutes airborne w...
Rating: 5 stars
James Thompson
Slightly nervous about the experience- it was a Christmas gift from my son 18 months ago , I did qu...
Rating: 5 stars
Richard Wright
A great experience, and one I plan to build on. I would highly recommend this to anyone
Rating: 5 stars
Phil B
Very good experience. I spent 44 mins in the air, with a very experienced and helpful pilot.
Rating: 5 stars
Dannii
This is ran by volunteers so they are passionate about gliding and are friendly. I was in the air f...
Rating: 5 stars
keith
Surprise Xmas gift for gliding experience. Used local airfield (Crowland). Exceptionally welcoming ...
Rating: 5 stars
Maureen Limbrick
Lovely flight in a glider. the weather was perfect and the pilot was so kind. Love to do it again
Rating: 5 stars
F. Wiggs
Awesome experience. Friendly helpful people. Most impressed
Rating: 5 stars
Paul Kimber
Hi there I have just completed my first of 3 flights at Peterborough gliding club a fantastic group...