Expedition reports, cross-country flight achievements, cadet milestones, and airfield updates from Gransden Lodge Airfield.
The Cloud Rally 2024 – Cutting the Last Umbilical By far the most important date in my diary is the Cloud Rally – the highlight of my gliding pastime. There are many reasons for this – it’s fun for pilots of any experience (you don’t even need to be solo to participate in cross-country racing … Read more "Cloud Rally 2024 – Cutting the Last Umbilical"
I originally learnt to fly as an Air Cadet aged 17 in a Slingsby Sedbergh TX Mk.1. This was at RAF Debden now carver barracks. I did 3 solos and got my A&B BGA licence. Excluding a week’s long course with Herefordshire gliding club at Shobden airfield and a bit of flying in RAF chipmunks … Read more "How I became a pilot – Jon Linger"
This was a long cross-country flight to Hay on Wye on the day of the Hay festival. The lesson is perseverance to keep going when there were slow patches. Richard Maisonpierre
