Hello everyone!
I'm new here, currently 16, and I've loved aviation pretty much my whole life. I've recently decided its time to do something about it - due to the costs I haven't been flying much, apart from in flight simulators where I have more time logged than I should probably admit to...
I've been having a look at the website of the British Gliding Association - it states the cost of flying a glider are pretty low. The average membership cost is £350 (although a club that's local to me is *a lot* less for under 25s), then about £20 to hire a glider for an hour and £30 for a tow. If I got a part time job, this is certainly within the realms of possibility. It also says training to fly with an instructor is free of charge.
However, when I look at the "Discover Gliding" section, something doesn't add up. a voucher for a 20 minute flight (with some extra stuff on the ground that amounts to 1-2 hours in total) is £120. If this is something I can be almost certain I want to do, should I skip this part and go straight for a membership?
Where would you advise someone like me to start? Are there any resources I ought to have a look at in order to be more informed when I start flying? As I say, I have spent more time in flight sims than I should admit to, so I'm happy to do some extra learning and reading to be in the best position I can.
Thanks in advance!
I'm new here, currently 16, and I've loved aviation pretty much my whole life. I've recently decided its time to do something about it - due to the costs I haven't been flying much, apart from in flight simulators where I have more time logged than I should probably admit to...
I've been having a look at the website of the British Gliding Association - it states the cost of flying a glider are pretty low. The average membership cost is £350 (although a club that's local to me is *a lot* less for under 25s), then about £20 to hire a glider for an hour and £30 for a tow. If I got a part time job, this is certainly within the realms of possibility. It also says training to fly with an instructor is free of charge.
However, when I look at the "Discover Gliding" section, something doesn't add up. a voucher for a 20 minute flight (with some extra stuff on the ground that amounts to 1-2 hours in total) is £120. If this is something I can be almost certain I want to do, should I skip this part and go straight for a membership?
Where would you advise someone like me to start? Are there any resources I ought to have a look at in order to be more informed when I start flying? As I say, I have spent more time in flight sims than I should admit to, so I'm happy to do some extra learning and reading to be in the best position I can.
Thanks in advance!
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