Buckminster Gliding Club (Saltby Airfield)

As a member of the gliding community I would recommend this club. The club has a large main runway and a smaller cross runway. Plenty of high quality club gliders and modern equipment to get you flying. There are large hangers and plenty of parking space. The club house has a kitchen, bar and simulator room. The simulator room sports two separate simulators, a projector one and a VR one. If you want to try gliding or are a seasoned pilot this place is worth a visit.

I had experience voucher that I have booked in here. Staff in here were overly nice and super professional. I flew with John, I felt super safe with him as he took me through all kind of scenarios that could happen and how to react. Overly my experience in here was 10 out of 10.

I last flew gliders about 17 years ago and was looking for somewhere to start again. After a visit to look around I decided to join as I was impressed by the organisation for training to solo and also for the support they provided post solo, which is often lacking at other clubs. They have a good selection of gliders both for two seater training and single seater. Good age range of members and everyone is friendly and willing to held out a new member.

This is a fantastic gliding club. The instructors are incredibly helpful and friendly. The depth of gliding knowledge is immense. I've been twice now and had a fantastic time both times. Getting into the club is a little tricky because if you follow the postcode you end up in the wrong place.

Wanted to use up my Virgin points so chose gliding for my Virgin Experience Day. A really friendly club; the members are passionate about gliding and want to make sure you have a great time. I had a winch launch (amazing feeling going from 0-60 in under 3 seconds) but felt very safe strapped tightly into my seat. It's a snug fit - probably similar to being in a Formula 1 racing car so no room for your handbag! Many thanks to my instructor Barry for lots of interesting information and for poi...