5 Day Intensive Gliding Course With Norfolk Gliding Club

Description

Get Involved!
Expect the week to be very hands on with as much flying as time & weather permits included all within the one fee. With course numbers limited to 3 or 4 students you can expect to fly at least 15 sorties or Airtime equivalent during the week to rapidly progress your learning an hone your skills & if the weather permits a number of extended soaring flights.

Schedule
All our courses begin on days when there is no scheduled Club flying & this peaceful environment eases you in to the course with out any additional pressure & allows you to fully focus on the task at hand, club flying will commence on the Wednesday, the same glider & instructor will be allocated to the course but will give you a chance to meet the other members & hear plenty of gliding stories.

Our typical course week consists of the following:
Monday
09:00 Introductions / Admin
09:30 – Airfield safety brief
10:00 Gliders Out and Handling Briefing
11:00 Launching / Log keeping Briefing.
12:00 First launch
16:00 – Last flight / Pack Up

Tuesday – Friday
08:30 Daily Briefing
10:00 First flight / Briefings
16:00 Last flight / Pack Up

We aim to finish each day with a short debrief & reflection. The timing of this is flexible, we finish when we finish!

Fees
We have an all inclusive approach with the emphasis on as much air time as we can manage. No hidden extras & no shortening flights because there’s a meter ticking!

Our £950 fee covers:
Temporary membership to Norfolk Gliding Club for the week
Free Instruction
15 flights or Flight time equivalent*
Course Materials
BGA Training record
Free 8 weeks Full NGC Membership upon Course completion
Free Glider Hire
Free Camping and Pitch Fees
1 x Soaring Hat
3 x £10 Cloud 9 Kitchen Vouchers
1 x Flight Experience Video

Staff
Each course is staffed by a dedicated team, who’ll provide everything from ground school, launching & flight instruction. Our Instructors are all BGA rated with many years instructional experience. Expect to learn from some of the best & progress at your own pace.

Aircraft
We’re lucky to have 3 two seat training gliders, one of which is disabled pilot friendly with a hand-rudder kit installed! Throughout the week the course team have pick of the fleet to deliver the training ensuring any serviceability issues don’t impact on your flying time.

Accommodation
Whilst the club doesn’t offer any on-site accommodation, our camping/caravan site, along with our recently refurbished shower/wash rooms & toilet block, are free to use for course members.

Four berth Camper-vans are available at competitive rates and can be delivered to the airfield. For further Information & booking, please send us an enquiry.

Café
Enjoy a delightful breakfast or lunch at Cloud 9 Kitchen, located within the NGC clubhouse. The breakfast menu features classic favourites & the lunchtime menu will always offer daily specials alongside the regular food menu, all have takeaway options if it’s a long day out on the airfield.

Café open Wednesday – Sunday.

Book With Confidence
Make a reservation today with free cancellation/rescheduling up to 6 weeks beforehand. If we are unfortunate with the weather we offer re-bookable days, or credits towards flying on Club days. Either way we guarantee you’ll get your flying in!

Fees
After you have paid the £150 deposit, the remaining balance is due 6 weeks or more before the course start date. We accept cheques/BACS/Credit-Debit Card.

Additional Flying outside of the course will be charged to the Members account at Club members rates.

Terms & Conditions
NGC reserves the right to cancel courses. This may happen when there are insufficient numbers or circumstances beyond our reasonable control.

Full refunds will be made in a timely fashion if alternative arrangements are not acceptable.