Expedition reports, cross-country flight achievements, cadet milestones, and airfield updates from Gransden Lodge Airfield.
The Winter Lectures have now been finalised. Please see the updated program below: As ever the regular spot is Thursdays at 7.30 pm  in the clubhouse, bar open from 7. All welcome. Tell your mates. Colin Smithers Winter Lectures Co-ordinator â â â â â â â â â â â 23rd Jan   David Tew … Read more "Winter Lecture programme"
Dear All, Below are the dates for the 2020 round of Annual Refresher Courses. February Dates: Sun 2nd, Sun 9th, Sun 16th & Sun 23rd March Dates: Sun 1st, Sun 8th, Sun 15th, Sun 22nd & Sun 29th April Dates: Sun 5th The courses will have one instructor for every two students with a maximum of four course members and two instructors each … Read more "2020 Refresher Courses"
It is coming up to Inter Club League time, and we are putting together our teams for this yearsâ competitions. The Inter-Club League is a friendly competition among small number of nearby clubs (in our case: Gransden, The Gliding Centre â Husbands Bosworth and London Gliding Club â Dunstable). It is distributed over several weekends during the … Read more "Inter Club League"
Dear All There are some exciting changes to the Single Seater Scheme for next year. The Discus, DM, is being refinished and will be returned to the club in January 2020. In addition, a second Discus is being acquired to replace the ASW24. Although a few of us will miss FLY, the conversion step required … Read more "Reserve your shares for the Single Seater Scheme and get an EarlyBird Discount!"
The CGC Autumn Flight Safety Briefing is now available via this link (which may prompt you to log in to the CGC web site): https://is.gd/FSN_Dec_19 (Alternatively, go to the "Flight Safety" tab on the CGC web site "Noticeboard" and click on the "December" link under "2019"). Wishing you a safe and enjoyable winter flying season, … Read more "Autumn Flight Safety Bulletin"
As you are hopefully aware, the BGA collates the various bits of good practice guidance including relevant recommended practices that have been hard-learned over many years into a single publication titled 'Managing Flying Risk'. This year, several topics have evolved resulting in further good practice guidance that also need to be 'captured' in the same place. … Read more "Managing Flying Risk"
If you're a solo glider pilot but you haven't got your BGA Bronze badge yet, you should be thinking about sitting the Bronze written exam this winter. To help you, CGC will be running its annual preparation course at the clubhouse at 7pm on Tuesday evenings starting on 21st January 2020, followed by a chance … Read more "BGA Bronze Written Exam Course"
Our Christmas Party and prize giving will take place between 4 and 8pm on Sunday 15th December More details to follow
Dear All With many thanks to Martin Whitehead, aerobatics training on Saturdays over the winter will be re-starting on Saturday October 5th. Four slots will be available each day (two in the morning and two in the afternoon), and are bookable through the normal two seater booking system under the instructor "AEROBATICS TRAINING". Only one … Read more "Aerobatics training re-starts on Saturday 5th October"