"Soaring with the Best"
The Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club
The BGGC has around 140 flying members, a fleet of club owned gliders, a Skylaunch winch and a modern Eurofox tug aircaft available for launching. With another 60 (approx) privately owned gliders operating on site and a vintage collection of ex ATC gliders we are a busy and active flying club. We welcome all members whether you are new to gliding or an experienced pilot, and aim to provide a friendly environment with the potential for 7 day a week flying throughout the year.
Nympsfield
The BGGC has its own dedicated airfield on top of the Cotswold edge with a large grass strip orientated roughly East/West. We overlook the Severn Vale looking across to the Black Mountains in Wales to the West and the Malvern Hills to the North. This means we get excellent thermal, ridge and wave offering soaring potential through the year and our members have carried out flights in excess of 750Km and reached over 20,000 ft in wave. In the winter months we enjoy around 100 km of usable ridges (in the right wind directions) from Broadway in the North to Bath in the South. We offer Sailplane Pilot training throughout the year at all levels from "ab-inito" through to advanced soaring, with gliding courses in the core season. As well as club gliders and private (or syndicate) owned aircraft we also host the Air Cadet Historic Flight CIO, a living museum preserving the heritage of Air Cadet Gliding in the UK
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A Great Place to Glide and Soar
Flying at Nympsfield
Cross Country flying for fun & competition is a key part of the club. The BGGC is glad to have among its members world class pilots as well as many pilots who regularly compete in UK National Championships. We have an active club cross country scene with weekend task briefings (when the weather co-operates) which are aimed at the full spectrum of cross country pilots from novice, through intermediate to pundit. There are several privately owned and club 2 seaters suitable for cross-country flying a formal and informal instruction is regularly available.
We welcome new members looking for better XC and Soaring Potential, and have a large trailer park, Clubhouse/Bar and Caravan Park.
Learning to Glide AT the BGGC
We are an active teaching club, operating throughout the year (subject to weather and volunteer availability), and offering a range of courses, as well as regular training. We also offer advanced and intermediate coaching through the year and in summer run regular weekend cross country and task briefings. Our instructional flying benefits from local soaring opportunities through the year; both in thermal and on our ridges, as well as occasional wave flights.
Meet Our Members
THE BGGC
Join a friendly club, we're all drawn together by a great sport....
Our members range from those just started to world-class competition pilots
What we all have in common is our love of gliding.
The Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding Club
Inside Our Club
What our members have to say about the BGGC
Soar with the Best!
Join our Club
Great Place to learn
All our club instructors are active XC pilots and many fly Competitions at National level. As well as learning to fly you can pick up great soaring skills. As you develop we will help through getting your licence and beyond
Great place to Fly
Beautiful site, great facilities and the opportunity for Ridge, Wave and thermal soaring means all year round potential. We can offer you the chance to develop your flying as you wish - including Instructing, Aerobatics or Cross country,
GREAT CLUB
We're a friendly bunch, you can share your flying with your contemporaries or get coaching and advice from world champions. We have a good social scene and plenty of opportunities to volunteer and help out