Tired of lockdown, want to escape? In that case experience the ultimate freedom by learning to fly gliders.
Welcome to Shalbourne Gliding! If you’d like to experience that freedom and the performance of engineless flight, try one of our escape learn-to-fly packages or our standard pay-as-you-fly club membership.
There are 3 learn-to-fly escape packages to start the journey of becoming a fully qualified licensed glider pilot.
£160 |
£300 |
£1,349 |
£399 |
escape1 |
escape75 |
escape365 |
membership |
| 75 days membership | 365 days membership | 365 days membership | |
| Ground school | Ground school | Ground school | Ground school |
| 4 winch launches or 60mins | 4 winch launches or 60mins on first day – as escape1 | 4 winch launches or 60mins on first day – as escape1 | |
| 6 additional winch launches and 75mins prepaid flying to be taken within the membership period | All-you-can-fly inclusive glider hire and launches | ||
| Additional launches and glider hire at club rates. | Launches and hire at club rates | ||
| Welcome pack | Welcome pack | Welcome pack | Welcome pack |
| £100 credit to next year membership | |||
| <25 year old option also available at £835 | see here for other membership categories for <25s and families | ||
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All flights include instruction by our fully qualified BGA instructors.
Important note – There is an upper weight limit of 16st (103kg); if taller than 6’4″ (195cm) please call or email for advice.
looking for a shorter experience, then ask us about our glider experiences.
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terms and conditions
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- There is an upper weight limit of 16st (103kg); if taller than 6’4″ (195cm) please call or email for advice.
- escape1 , escape 75 and escape365 all include a bookable introductory day, flying after this is on the basis of a club member, by joining the flying list at each morning briefing and flying in-tern, whilst helping to run the airfield.
- all flying is subject to suitable weather conditions and availability, it is usual to get 2-4 training flights per day. Gliding is weather dependant and unused time cannot be refunded, but can be credited if membership is taken subsequently.
- 4 launches or 60 minutes applies to which ever occurs first
- escape365 is only available to people who are not currently of solo standard and is only available for the first year of membership.
- all memberships start on the day of first flight
- pre-bought escape vouchers are valid for one year to first flight
- experience flights are available – 2x launches or 60mins, £95.