They are certainly not your average lessons at school but a summer programme has meant that three inner-city schools have been learning to fly.
It’s part of a scholarship programme, which could see pupils taking to the skies in a glider all on their own.
And it’s even made pupils like James realise that he wants a career in aviation.
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Join us as we soar in a glider in the skies above Dunstable Downs near Luton. We had a taster day at the London Gliding Club which included three flights to see if we wanted to become a glider pilot and join the club.
I did two of my three flights but felt queasy towards the end of each flight, so I offered my final flight to my wife Jill. She said yes and went for it! She absolutely loved it, you can see her delight on the video. I enjoyed the experience and got to fly the glider on both flights. Flights lasted about 30 – 40 minutes. On my first flight we were towed to 2,000ft and then got lift up to 3,000ft almost straight away. The weather was gorgeous all day with loads of thermals and lift.
We all thouroughly enjoyed the whole day. We met with Barry and Tina were also with us for the whole day, Barry like me was there for 3 flights. He is wearing the pale blue t-shirt and is the second one to go up in the video.
Thank you to the ground crew who looked after us on the ground and prepared the gliders for each flight and to our instructor Mike who all made us feel welcome and looked after us in the air and on the ground.
Shame I was not a great flyer, otherwise I would have been keen to join – hey ho. At least I’ve done it and look back at on the day with fond memories. If you are interested in having a go then contact the club, they are all volunteers and very welcoming and supportive. They have a range of flight experiances available from single flights to a 5 day course!
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It was a very windy day at the London Gliding Club with winds of up to 30 knots! This made gliding very difficult and unpredictable and at times was quite hair raising!
For this flight of 12 minutes I had a winch launch up to 1000 feet and stayed up by hill soaring along Dunstable Downs.
