Club Expeditions

Club members often organise trips to other clubs to broaden their experience and fly over some of the fantastic, beautiful landscapes that Britain has to offer. Others visit other countries. Whenever an expedition is planned it will be mentioned here, along with the organiser. Please contact the organiser for more details.

Portmoak

To coincide with OUGC and several University groups visiting God's own country, a group of club memebrs are joining them as well. 21st - 30th March 2008. OJ is in charge, again.

Denbigh Part III

Mike Pettican is organising a trip to Denbigh in North Wales. Dates are Saturday 29th Sept. 2007 to Sunday 7th October 2007. More details are available from a poster in the bar. Accomodation is in a large cottage - it sleeps up to 12, so the more that go, the cheaper it will be! Ridge and wave soaring - Felix got to over 12,000ft on the March trip, so it must be good.

Scotland - Where real pilots fly

OUGC is joining the Uni Gliding Exped to Portmoak, March 31st - April 7th 2007. OJ and Debbie go on this trip regularly (they met there - ah, it's so sweeeeet, eh) and OJ will be the Exped Full-Cat. A request for some instructors to help out has been made. And of course students to take part as well. If interested, contact OJ or Rhian via the usual communication lines. Soar the mountains (not those teeny weeny wimpy English hills), visit the haggis farm, meet new people, fall in love, see what's worn under a kilt (nothing), etc. etc. Not necessarily in that order.

Denbigh II

After their last exciting trip to the wild welsh wilderness, several on the University students and some of the younger club members are off to Lleweni Parc, again. This time the trip is scheduled for 10th - 17th March, 2007. It is being organised by Felix Hofmann. Contact him for more information.

Latest Adventure

Several on the University students and some of the younger club members are off to Lleweni Parc, also known as Denbigh Gliding Club, in Wales, for the second week in December. They are taking along Dave Bullock as he used to be the CFI there and knows all the good spots to fly.

Possible Trip

Dave Smith is considering organising a trip to Talgarth in November 2006. Speak to him if you are interested.

Recent Expeditions

Club members have made trips to Deeside Gliding Club, Aboyne to savour the wonders of Scottish wave (2004), and to the Long Mynd to practice ridge flying (2004 and 2005).