Buckminster Gliding Club

Buckminster Gliding Club We are a Gliding Club at Saltby Airfield. Located in the East Mids near to Grantham, Nottingham and Leicester. Open 364 days a year http://www.buckminstergc.co.uk

We teach people how to fly at any age and offer trial flights if you want to experience this fantastic method of aviation.

The weekend was rounded off by Mark, converting to the Loughborough Uni PW5, and enjoying every second of it! We can’t w...
24/08/2026

The weekend was rounded off by Mark, converting to the Loughborough Uni PW5, and enjoying every second of it! We can’t wait to see what soaring you get done in the PW5 Mark!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

Next up was Phil Lee, also sent resolo after a break from gliding by David, and very well flown! Congratulations Phil, a...
24/08/2026

Next up was Phil Lee, also sent resolo after a break from gliding by David, and very well flown! Congratulations Phil, and welcome back!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

Back at Saltby, we had a fab weekend, with a great deal of achievements! On Sunday, Dev started us off with his resolo, ...
24/08/2026

Back at Saltby, we had a fab weekend, with a great deal of achievements! On Sunday, Dev started us off with his resolo, after a break from gliding, sent by David. Congratulations Dev, and beautifully flown!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

One of our star cross country pilots Ed, took on an unconventional challenge from Nav Boys at the Junior Nationals, to c...
24/08/2026

One of our star cross country pilots Ed, took on an unconventional challenge from Nav Boys at the Junior Nationals, to complete the longest landout. Ed’s stellar effort took him almost 500km, all the way from Lasham, Hampshire, to Hexham, Northumberland! Well done Ed, what a flight, covering almost the length of England in one clean go!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

24/08/2026

Some fantastic views from Luca and Corey, soaring our club K13 the French Alps! It doesn’t get better than this! 🛫

Wantnottingham or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

24/08/2026

CLASSEMENT EPREUVE 1 DU 23.08

Huge congratulations to junior member Josiah, who today flew his first aerotow solo! Well done Jo, what a huge achieveme...
22/08/2026

Huge congratulations to junior member Josiah, who today flew his first aerotow solo! Well done Jo, what a huge achievement, and what a summer of flying from you!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

Here’s a sight to see! Our K13 has made the journey to Saint-Crépin in the French Alps, to take part in the annual K13 C...
22/08/2026

Here’s a sight to see! Our K13 has made the journey to Saint-Crépin in the French Alps, to take part in the annual K13 Competition! We can’t wait to see what flying it gets up to, with instructors Luca and Corey at the helm, and a few other Buckminster members joining them. Have fun guys!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

Some fabulous stills from Neil’s Advanced Known 1 Programme, flown yesterday at the National Aerobatic Championships! It...
02/08/2026

Some fabulous stills from Neil’s Advanced Known 1 Programme, flown yesterday at the National Aerobatic Championships! It’s always a treat to get to watch aerobatics, especially when flown with such skill during competition, and what a privilege to host at Saltby Airfield!

Want to join us? Fancy learning to fly, or just curious to see the world from above? Visit www.buckminstergc.co.uk to find out more, and book a glider, motorglider or microlight trial flight!

Learning to glide is one of the most affordable ways into aviation, with instruction provided by our amazing team of dedicated instructors, at no cost on top of your club membership! Do something amazing, learn to fly in 2026!

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