Visited Darlton Gliding Club on Saturday 20th July 2019 on the off chance of getting a flight in a glider for my 11 year old grandson. Arrived just as the weather started to improve and we were given a very warm welcome from all the members there. They were very friendly and made both of…
Al I can’t thank you enough for today – my dad is a man of few words and I have never heard him say something is brilliant but he did today. He hasn’t stopped talking about it all day and says it’s the best birthday gift ever. You have gone out of your way for…
Darlton gliding club have already experienced a huge improvement in their club facilities after installing their mains power supply.
We wanted to thank you all for such a great visit last weekend. An amazing experience and such kudos with everyone we have told, and believe us we are telling everyone!
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) finally accepts ‘Asperitas’ as a new official classification of cloud.
Congratulations to David Bowns who took his first solo flight today!
Congratulations Will Travis on going solo today! So I finally soloed today and did 2 solo flights. Got some lift on the second one, and all went well. Thanks to everyone for helping me and teaching me all I know.
Jack Carter has sent this in to share with you all. The photo is unrelated to this post but the BBC were caught filming DGC’s Janus, so we thought we’d share it with you. On with Jack’s story: Pilots – myself and Craig Hobson. Early start this morning to grid the gliders before the…
The photo says it all – no flying today for our intrepid pilots.
David Carter, our man in the air, sends in this update: I took off with Richard in the back at about 1pm and to his massive credit he let me fly the whole trip with some helpful advice but no hands on the controls at all. Launch was a wild ride behind a Pawnee…