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Banbury Gliding Club

The Airfield, Hinton In The Hedges, Brackley, NN13 5NS, United Kingdom (UK)

Founded in 1966, Banbury Gliding Club is a friendly club operating two club two-seater gliders for instruction
(see Gliding Trial Lessons, Learning to Fly package and Introductory Membership)

Two club single-seat gliders and around 20 privately owned gliders, launched by our EuroFOX tug aircraft.
The club operates at weekends and bank holidays throughout the year, together with some midweek days over the summer months, especially when suitable soaring conditions occur.

The members of the club vary from teenagers – it is possible to fly solo at age 14 – right up to those in retirement; Banbury Gliding Club members and gliding instructors come from all walks of life, sharing a common love for silent flight. Consequently, a real mixture of flying occurs at the airfield, with some learning to fly in Club two-seaters locally to the airfield, whilst others compete, flying cross-country in modern high performance aircraft, often for hundreds of miles; others enjoy aerobatics, instructing, or flying the tug aircraft that launches the gliders.

Some may participate in local, regional or national competitions; an inter-club competition.

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The sheer beauty and pleasure of silent flight can be experienced with us here at Banbury Gliding Club. Our Gliding Trial Lesson package is an ideal gift for any occasion – more just a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Each flight involves a launch to 2,000 feet above the ground and lasts for up to 25 minutes. All for as little as £70 and this includes a £15 voucher towards our Introductory Membership package.

Your instructor will brief you on the ground beforehand about the glider, the flight, and what to expect; you fly in the front cockpit of our two-seater glider and the instructor flies from the rear cockpit, which has full dual controls.

Safety Information
Important! Airfields can be very dangerous at all times, and so it is vital that you take a moment to familiarise yourself with our safety notes:

Keep a good lookout above and all around. Gliders, aircraft, helicopters and parachutists may approach from any direction on the ground or from the air and land or take-off.

Give way to gliders, aeroplanes and helicopters at all times when driving or walking on the airfield. They have right of way.

Your personal and motor insurances will not always provide cover on an airfield. You may therefore be personally liable for any accident that you cause.

Stay in notified areas. One is the club house, the other will be at the glider launch point.

Do not walk in front of gliders or aircraft. Comply with any instructions given to you when crossing any part of the airfield.

Ask a club representative to accompany you when crossing any part of the airfield.

Control your children and animals. You are responsible for their actions.

Do not drink alcohol before your flight.

The Weather
Gliding is weather dependent. It is advisable that you call the Club before your weekend flight for a weather check. If your flight is cancelled due to the weather it will be re-booked for an alternative date. The weather is always changing and therefore we highly recommend that you do get in touch preferably on the same day, in the morning – we would hate for you to make a wasted journey.

Dress Code
Please wear flat soled shoes / trainers and bring a jumper with you in case it gets cold at higher altitudes. Bring gloves and warm clothing in the winter, and sunblock and a hat in summer. Sunglasses are recommended all year round. Wear trousers if you will be flying.

Directions
We are based at Hinton in the Hedges airfield between Banbury and Brackley. Just a few minutes from the M40, access is easy from as far a field as London or Birmingham, and the club is about 40 minutes from Milton Keynes, Northampton or Oxford.

Entry is from the A422, ignore signs for Hinton in the Hedges village.

From the airfield entrance…
Take extreme care as the airfield has various aviation activities in addition to the gliding club, including parachutists and light aircraft which may take off, land, or taxi around the airfield’s operational areas without warning.

Proceed with care slowly along the rather rough road until you reach the end of a disused runway (wide potholed concrete area), turn left and make your way along this until the first right turning where normally there are cars parked; this car park is shared between us and other airfield users – you can leave your car here.

Our clubhouse is at the left hand end beyond the building (Hinton Sky Diving) you see when looking from the car park. The club house is pale blue, you can’t miss it. At the Clubhouse please announce yourself, any of the members will be happy to help, or if there is no one present, and the gliders are already on the airfield, ring the airfield mobile phone number (07981 103159) and a member will come to collect you.

Banbury Gliding Club Map