trent valley gliding club
Trent Valley Gliding Club is recognised by the British Gliding Association as
Junior Gliding Centre and has a healthy number of aspiring junior pilots in its
membership. Providing certain safety aspects are satisfied, the youngest age at
which a young person can fly with us is 10 ½ years old. Whilst our youngest
junior members are around 13 years old, we are happy to welcome younger members,
the pre-solo training syllabus means that developing the skills required to take
that first solo flight is certainly achievable for many within 12 to 18 months,
if not sooner. With this in mind, we encourage the development of our youngest
pilots at a steadier rate to avoid the frustration of being ready for that first
solo flight well before regulations will allow. Gliding is a fun exhilarating
sport that can be enjoyed by anyone, female or male. Whilst the flying is
entirely about you the pilot, it takes a team effort to get you into the air and
everyone is expected to ‘muck in’ and do their share on the ground. This means
turning up in the morning to help get gliders out and ready to fly, or being
there to help put them away at the end of the day. New members are paired with
existing adult or junior members on flying days and shown how to carry out a
variety of tasks as safely as possible. We each have a responsibility to keep
each other safe and behave accordingly. For more information, or if you are
interested in coming along and giving gliding a try, drop us a line and we’ll be
in touch with you and your parent/guardian to arrange a visit. Gliding, it’s
quite the coolest way to spend a weekend or school holiday!
