The easy answer is Just Come Along. We really enjoy gliding, and our aim is to ensure that you really enjoy it too.
We also sell Vouchers that you can give as a present, and we organise Group Evenings during the week.
We fly seven days a week from May to the middle of September, Thursdays and weekends for the rest of the year. You can come along for a Trial Lesson flight on any day that we are flying. Of course, weekends are a lot busier than weekdays, especially when the weather is good, so you may have to wait a little while. If you can be at the airfield by mid-morning, you shouldn't have to wait too long. If you do it this way, a flight costs £45.
Unfortunately, we can't take advance bookings for Trial Flights. Gliding is such an unpredictable sport that we can never be sure just when an aircraft will be available, and of course every pilot will be trying to spend as much time as possible in the air. The English weather isn't that predictable, either.
However, you can call the airfield on 01789-731095 for information on the day that you're thinking about coming, and we will do our best to arrange an approximate time for you to come and fly. There will normally be somebody near the phone between nine and ten, but at other times, everyone may be at the launch point or in the air.
There are some extra things you might like to know if you're intending to visit us, or are buying a voucher for somebody, and
If you'd like to give somebody a gift of a Trial Lesson, we offer Vouchers for £45. A Gold Voucher, for two flights for the same person on the same day, costs £60, and a one-day course voucher costs £120. For details, or to buy a voucher, contact David Ireland by phone on 01789 266502 (10am-7pm please) or by email. We can also accept online payment, but please read the information page before you commit to paying.
There is a limit to the number of visitors that we can accommodate during the daytime on busy days, so we can't accept large groups. Instead, we run Trial Lesson Evenings for organised parties on midweek evenings throughout the summer.
When you sign up for a Trial Lesson, you are eligible to apply for 28-Day Membership of the Club at no extra cost. If you take this offer up, you can fly at Club Rates from then on. You'll be flying as a Club member, which means that you also need do the same as all other members do, such as turn up reasonably early, wait for your turn on the flying list, and help out at the launch point.
All this gives us plenty of time to get you hooked on gliding and to persuade you that you really want join the Club.
We run Courses on weekdays throughout the summer, where you come along for a week and fly as a Club member. Many people come on these as a holiday, but don't have the time to take up gliding as a full-time hobby. For others, it's the first step into the sport, and many people get addicted and join the Club as a result.
All aircraft benefit from some wind during the launch and landing, so airfields are usually sited in exposed windy places. Snitterfield is no exception. If you're coming along to visit us, come prepared for the weather.