Expedition reports, cross-country flight achievements, cadet milestones, and airfield updates from Gransden Lodge Airfield.
Cambridge is a place fond of traditions and, as a result, we could not help but engage in our annual tradition of gathering some CUGC members and an instructor and shipping them up north for ridge and wave soaring, as well as extensive canopy de-misting. December found a group of us packing our blankets and … Read more "December 2025 CUGC Expedition to Sutton Bank"
This is a follow-up post to Part One. Read that first! So, how did it go at Denbigh? See our proper expedition report for a more general write-up, but here’s what I learned and how it compared to my expectations. My wife tells me I’m a fairly impatient person who likes to cram too much … Read more "Denbigh Expedition: Reality!"
CGC Expedition to Lleweni Parc, 4–12 January 2025 Lleweni Parc (Welsh for “Lion Park”) … Read more "Lleweni Parc Expedition Report"
In mid-January, a dozen or so people from Cambridge gliding club are heading to Lleweni Parc near Denbigh for a gliding expedition. We’re at very different stages of our gliding career: two of us are solo, but still flying two-seaters under instructor supervision. I’m a qualified glider pilot, flying various single-seaters, but have only done … Read more "Denbigh Expedition: Expectations"
