Windrushers Gliding Club
Windrushers Gliding Club
Windrushers Gliding Club is a gliding club flying from Bicester Airfield in Oxfordshire, where it moved to from Little Rissington in 1956, later merging with the Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association.The club was reformed as a separate entity in July 2004 [1] after the RAFGSA moved to RAF Halton.Within a year of reforming, it hosted the UK Junior National Championship and its own Regional championship.
Competitions held
UK Junior Gliding national championship
Regional gliding championship (every year since 2004)
Standard Class National Championships
18m Class National Championships
Club fleet
| Glider type | Number owned | Club ownership |
|---|---|---|
| ASK 13 | 5 | Windrushers |
| Schempp-Hirth Discus | 1 | Windrushers |
| Grob G-102 Astir | 1 | Windrushers |
| Schleicher K 8 | 1 | Windrushers |
| Falke 2000 Motor glider | 1 | Windrushers |
Some other two seaters and single seaters are privately owned, however are lent to members of the club for use.
Launch Methods
| Type | Name | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Winch | Skylaunch 2 Winch | "Main Winch" |
| Single Engined Tug | Piper PA-25 Pawnee | G-BFPR |
| Single Engined Tug | Robin DR400 | G-ENBW |
There are approximately 45 privately owned gliders based at Windrushers.
From April to September the club is open seven days a week with paid staff, and the rest of the year flies at weekends, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Bank Holidays, when volunteers organise the flying (as is common at most other British gliding clubs).
Currently two university gliding clubs operate under the Windrushers supervision - Oxford University Gliding Club and Cranfield University Gliding Club. A small number of students from University College London also fly from Windrushers, although they also maintain a presence at RAF Halton.
Windrushers Gliding club is a BGA approved Junior Gliding Centre.[2]
References
- ↑ Sailplane & Gliding, Aug-Sept 2004, p51
- ↑ Junior Gliding