Expedition reports, cross-country flight achievements, cadet milestones, and airfield updates from Gransden Lodge Airfield.
Bluebell is even older than me. She's 75 years old. I have finally had a chance to fly her! Here are some things that are different. In modern two-seat gliders, you sit one behind another (typically the instructor behind the student, but not always). In Bluebell, you sit next to one another. This is nice! … Read more "What's different about Bluebell?"
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"
This is a picture of the entire club fleet at Duxford between 1985 and 1987. and our K8 around 1993.
Just a quick flight into some clear sky above the cloud for a series of aerobatic manoeuvres, flown by CGC's medal winning aerobatic pilot and instructor Simon Smith.
Today was a pretty good gliding day so there we used the whole club fleet. Here it is! That is: Four two seater gliders (two K21s, a Perkoz and a Puchasz) Four single seat gliders (two Juniors, a Discus and a Pegase) A Falke motor glider An honourable exception for Bluebell, our vintage glider, who … Read more "The whole fleet out!"
This visit was initiated by David Williams last summer. Ever since I began learning to glide, I have wanted to delve deeper into the history of glider design and development. When David proposed this event, everyone was eager to participate. A total of 15 members joined the tour, and it was my first time … Read more "Gliding Heritage Centre Tour"
During my artist residency, I have been undergoing pre-solo training at the Cambridge Gliding Centre, which has provided me with a wealth of inspiration for my artistic creations. The ground training and flying experiences are closely intertwined with my artistic practice. Both gliding pilots and artists must continually hone their sensitivity, dexterity, and concentration. The … Read more "CC's Experimental Ink Workshops"
Last week we had two octogenarian visitors. Susan came along to fly during the day time as her 80th birthday present. Katherine came as part of an evening group event and did two winch launch flights. Katherine (aged 88 and three quarters) had flown gliders in the past, and was keen for an exciting ride, … Read more "No upper age limit!"
