Trevor McHugh Wow! How privileged were we. Fresh in from flying in fast jets across Europe as well as with none other than the spectacular red Arrows, the intrepid adventurers Capt Paddy T Bear & Lucky came to fly with us in Leinster Gliding Centre. Of course, there is a mission… and that’s to raise much needed … Read more
From new First Officers to good Ground Handling techniques and Efficient Thermalling, it’s all in June’s edition of What’s Up
Our summer courses for 2024 have now been announced. These are 5 day intensive training courses that are designed for people of all experience levels, including those who have never flown before. Here are the dates: 3 June – 7 June; 17 June – 21 June 1 July – 5 July; 29 July – … Read more
From gliding in Namibia to soaring over Hungary, it’s all in the latest What’s Up. To read more, download it from here:
While the weather has been… well, it’s winter(!)… this provides the opportunity for some much needed TLC around the Gliding Centre. Between getting our gliders ready for their annual inspections, or just general maintenance around the club facilities, members have been tucking in! And while tucking into the work, sure why not tuck into a … Read more
The latest edition of What’s Up is available. Download here.
Looking back on 2023, as usual one of the highlights was the autumn safari to Kerry. Storm Agnes knocked out some of the flying days, but we still managed to get flying. Here’s a picture of the K18 standing by to be launched into the air by a car tow. But what’s that “ground equipment” next … Read more
The Leinster Gliding Centre is both delighted and honoured to have been shortlisted in this year’s Irish Aviation Awards within the General & Sport Aviation category. The winners of the various categories will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held on 30 November. More information is available here: Aviation Industry Awards 2023 (aviationawards.ie)
The Sept 2023 edition of What’s Up is now available. Follow the link below to read our latest newsletter which has now been published.
It was with pleasure that Leinster Gliding Centre attended this year’s Transition Year Show at the Sport Ireland Campus. As an organisation, we are determined to be as open and inclusive as possible. Further, we recognise the enormous contribution that sports such as gliding can make to STEM training. Joining us at the event was … Read more
