Glider Flights

Flying Start
The Flying Start is what we call our half day introductory course to gliding which includes three glider flights and a three month trial membership of Lasham. A typical Flying Start programme lasts about two hours with three glider flights. The Flying Start costs just £176

Trial Membership Glider Flight
Individual Trial Membership glider flights also include a three month trial membership of Lasham and a single glider flight. A Trial membership flight costs just £80

Either option makes a sensational Christmas or birthday present and they are available during the day seven days a week (please book in advance).

David Williams received a surprise present in the post one morning.
Read all about his day gliding at Lasham here

Summer Evening Groups
During the summer months we can provide an evening with a real difference for your company, club or simply a group of friends. We can normally accommodate groups of between 6 and 20 people depending on the time of year. Evening groups can be arranged every evening of the week throughout the summer.

Appoint an evening group co-ordinator to organise the group, encourage other members of your organisation or party to participate in the evening's flying, collect the money, etc. Evening Group Glider Flights cost just £45 per person

The Flights
Each flight is actually a gliding lesson. It starts with a tow behind an aeroplane up to 2500ft. Your instructor will be in control so this is your chance to enjoy the view across to the Isle of Wight on a good day or look down on the picturesque Hampshire countryside. When the tow is released you will have the opportunity to try your hand at the controls, under your instructor's expert supervision of course. Each glider flight will typically last between 10 - 15 minutes.

After your flight
When visiting the airfield for a glider flight you automatically become a temporary member of Lasham Gliding Society for three months and as such you are welcome to use our facilities during that period. Our restaurant and bar open every day throughout the summer for meals and snacks.  Large groups can be catered for by pre-booking through our catering manager.

Subject to availability on the day, additional winch or aerotow launches may be purchased at club rates. You can, of course, come back and fly at club rates at any time during your trial membership period.

Join as a full flying member within your trial membership period and the usual Entrance Fee of £70 will be waived.

How to book
For Flying Starts and Trial Membership Glider Flights telephone during office hours or follow the links to order online via our secure Paypal shopping basket for Flying Start or Trial membership gift vouchers

All you need to do is choose a suitable evening between April and September, organise your group and your group co-ordinator should contact Lasham office by one of the following means

Voice: 01256 384900
Fax: 01256 384901
Email: office@lasham.org.uk

Please Note

• No alcohol must be consumed before flight. Your instructor will refuse to fly with you if he suspects you have been drinking.
  
  
• People under 18 years of age will require written consent of a parent or guardian.
  
  
• If you are less than 7 stone (45kg) or more than 16 stone 4lb (103.5 kg approx.), you may not be able to fly. Also very tall people, more than 6ft 4ins, will have difficulty fitting into the cockpit.
  
  
• The following conditions may cause difficulty while flying. Sufferers from any of these are advised to obtain medical opinion. Bronchitis, asthma, sinus disease, ear disease, defective vision (eg, inability to read a car number plate at 25 metres - corrective glasses may be used), migraine, diabetes of any form, kidney stones, psychiatric disorders, severe motion or travel sickness, any condition requiring treatment with drugs of any kind. You are further advised that:
  • If you normally wear spectacles, you should always carry a readily accessible spare pair.
  • Minor illnesses, drugs and the donation of blood will probably make you temporarily unfit to fly.
  
  
• Please read the Mandatory Safety Notes a copy must be signed before flying