Expedition reports, cross-country flight achievements, cadet milestones, and airfield updates from Gransden Lodge Airfield.
Immediately east of the club is the dead-straight road called Old North Road — this was the Roman road Ermine Street from Bishopsgate in London up to York. It's extremely handy for demonstrating the effects of the glider's rudder — specifically, that it yaws the glider (turns it to point in a different direction) but doesn't … Read more "Old North Road"
The forecast for the Little Gransden airshow on Sunday 24th Aug was good. We helped get the tug and Junior VB out of the hanger and launched early to allow Bruce to be towed into air by George Knight and land at the Little Gransden airfield before lots of the day’s aircraft started to fly … Read more "Little Gransden Airshow 2025"
Another season of Tuesday evening flying has come to the end now that we're in September and the days are getting shorter. This week we celebrated the successful year with a curry night. During the 16 evenings we've managed: 256 launches over 24 hours of flying 9 different gliders in the air at least 29 … Read more "Tuesday Evening Flying"
In Early July I took my glider to my school! With help from friend Bruce Porteous, it was rigged and everyone had the opportunity to try on a parachute and sit in the glider. It was hugely successful as was running down the field with a timed out parachute. The children were aged 6 to … Read more "G-CHEH goes to school"
One of our local landmarks is Wimpole Hall. It's a National Trust property with a cafe, a large kids' play area, a folly, a lake, and a farm. The farm looks like this on the inside: From the air, it looks very pretty: The most striking feature is the avenue stretching off to the right … Read more "Avenues"
Yesterday I posted a map showing that the thermal season may be arriving. Here's the evidence from yesterday's flying: This is the tracks of our gliders in the skies above Cambridgeshire today. What are the spring-like trails? That's where the gliders have circled round and round to follow a thermal as it gets blown across … Read more "Spring has sprung and it looks like springs"
As you would expect of a large grass airfield in the middle of the Cambridgeshire countryside, Cambridge Gliding Centre is a home for and surrounded by all kinds of wildlife, but it was still a surprising delight to see a small group of deer running across a field behind runway 22 while the club Perkoz … Read more "Wildlife at Cambridge Gliding Centre"
Calling All Pilots: Spring Safety Refresher and Social at Gransden Lodge Airfield. Everyone is welcome! Brush up on safety and connect with fellow aviators at the General Aviation Safety Council (GASCo) presentation this Friday, April 26th! The event will be held at the Gransden Lodge Airfield clubhouse starting at 7:30 PM (with the bar opening … Read more "General Aviation Safety Council presentation at CGC"
