Seahawk Gliding Club

The Seahawk Gliding Club is a services gliding club based at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall. It is a British Gliding Association (BGA) club run by the Royal Naval Gliding and Soaring Association (RNGSA). The club operates on weekends with five aircraft.

We meet at weekends and bank holidays around 0900-0930 at our club house or the Hanger D3 (Hangers nearest the Tower). We have a well maintained fleet consisting of 4 gliders and one motor glider which we use as a glider tug.

Our fleet gives us the ability to train from the basics right the way through to cross-country and competition flying.

We launch gliders by two methods. First by Aero-tow using our Super Dimona motor glider up to 3000ft. Our second method is by Motor Tow using our Dodge Ram truck and a long cable to 'slingshot' gliders into the air. You can get heights varying from 800-1400ft depending on conditions. We are one of two clubs left that use this method! It is similar to winching, which many BGA clubs use, however the acceleration is more gradual compared to a winch.

We offer competitive membership rates for serving RN personnel and the first flight is £5 with a years free membership! So why not try it out.

For more information about the sport of gliding check out the BGA website: http://www. gliding. co. uk /whatisgliding /gliding. htm