Scottish Gliding Centre

Scotland's largest gliding club. Flight experiences, learn to glide packages and more. Start your aviation adventure with us ☁️🦅

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Soar with us in 2024! Bookings now available for week-intensive courses throughout the summer. Contact us to confirm your preferred dates now!

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😍 Some of our lucky members last night
got to experience some stunning views of the Aurora
Borealis! Beautiful clear skies allowed for this beautiful
spectacle from our airfield 😁

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#AirExperience #MiniCourses #IntensiveCourses #Flightexperience #GlidingScotland #Gliderpilotviews

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Congratulations to our cadet Mason on going solo on his 14th birthday! 😎

"My main goal was to go solo so I'm so proud that I've done it after only 3 months and hours legal to solo"

Join us in congratulating Mason on his achievement!
#BGA #Juniorgliding #cadet #learntofly

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👏Congratulations to Latona on completing the Cross Country Endorsement in the Dimona motor glider 👏

Latona is our club Women in Gliding representative and has worked hard to gain her Bronze and Cross Country Endorsements. 🥳

Pictured here with Senior Regional Examiner Kate.

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😁Congratulations to Ian on going solo again in gliders here at Portmoak. Almost 41 years to the day since his first solo. 😎

Good to have you back in the gliding community Ian! 🙏🥳

#gliding #soloflying #BGA #learntoglide #scottishgliding

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Our Junior member Lachlan was able to take to the skies today in the club Libelle. 😃
We will be supporting him as he competes in the upcoming Junior Nationals! 🥳

Good Luck Lachlan! 😄

#teamlibelle #gliding #juniornationals #juniorgliding

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🥳Congratulations to our cadet member Ollie on going solo today in our club K21 🥳
Pictured with instructor Ken.
Good luck with the rest of your training Ollie!
#learntofly #firstsolo #cadetprogram #BGA

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📷Exciting News!!📷Now offering weekend availability for our full-day Mini Course vouchers!
Limited spaces only on Saturdays and Sundays.
Available to book now! Redeem your voucher via the website:https://t.co/rS4oiTO3JH

#ijustwanttofly #learntoglide #minicourses #soar

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Today is our 2023 Open Day! 🥳

Looking forward to inviting you all on to the airfield to experience what we do best! 😍

Tag us in your best pictures to go in to the draw to win a year's membership with us!

#scottishgliding #sportscotland #portmoakopenday

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Our Open Day is tomorrow! Gates open from 0900 until 1700. We look forward to seeing you! 😍

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One week until our Open Day! 😍

Come along and visit us at Portmoak Airfield 🥳

Interested in learning to glide? Come and speak to us! #learntoglide #openday

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Not long to go now! 2 Weeks until the Open Day🥰

Come and see:
- Vintage Gliders
- Air Experience Flights (Winch and Aerotow!)
- Local aviation businesses
- Visit the airfield and speak to glider pilots!

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A successful week for our visitors over from Ireland. 👏 Six current and ex-airline pilots trying their hand at gliding with one of our intensive week courses. Some solo status achievements within the week too! See you all again soon! 😎✈
#learntoglide2023 #soaring #gliding

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Happy Birthday to one of our founder members Jim O'Donnell who turned 100 yesterday (middle). Pictured here with other founder members John Henry (left) and Tom Docherty (right) who brought the Scottish Gliding Centre into action in 1938!

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Limited spots now available for our gliding
cadet program 2023-2024.

Cadet week held between 03-07 July!

Get in touch to book an interview for the program and get involved in gliding from age 13!

#glidingcadets #gogliding #juniorgliding #learntofly

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On Sunday 11th June, we will be hosting an Open Day!😁Gates open between 0900 and 1700.
If you would be interested in learning to glide, enquire now about our Learn to Glide program. See the website for more details and get in touch with your questions! #learntoglide2023

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This week we welcomed firefighters from our local Kinross Fire Station along for a team-building exercise with us 👍 Thanks for the visit! 😀

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We are delighted to join the BGA in
congratulating Wolf on receiving The
Bill Scull Safety Award. This was in relation to all his
hard work as a safety officer here at the SGC and on
working on FlySafe, an initiative designed to help us
learn and enhance our safety standards 👏👏

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A massive well done to Stewart Reid who completed his Silver Distance flight last week, which was his last step in achieving his Silver Badge. Stewart utilised the great weather we had, using both thermals and wave to successfully get around his task. 😍#bga #scottishgliding