Tuesday 2 April 2013

Eurofox at Saltby

Eurofox has performed well at Salrby towing the K21, Puchacz and Fox gliders with ease.

Friday 29 March 2013

Gliding club closed today

Good Friday is not good for the club as we have no access! Watch out for an update and hope for sun

Thursday 7 February 2013

Buckminster Gliding Club - Milfield Expedtion 2012

Flying Today!

A good turn out at the Club today and plenty of activity. Unfortunately high cloud from an inbound front cut off the sun so the weak thermals that were forecast did not materialise. Here is a shot of Mike Sheehan about to embark on a pre-Ass Cat course training flight with Les Merritt in FTH. Stuart

Reminder - BGA Conference - 2nd March - Nottingham


Saturday 2nd March, The Nottingham Belfry Hotel
Advance Information - the 2013 BGA Conference, AGM, Awards Ceremony and Dinner will be held at the Nottingham Belfry on Saturday 2nd March.
Conference Highlights
'Jonkers Sailplanes - Dream into Reality' by Uys Jonker
'Pilot Licence Conversion - what, when and why' by Pete Stratten & Andy Miller
'Gliding Needs Airspace' by John Williams
'Battleback: Rehabilitation through Gliding' by Jamie Sage
'The Art of Team Flying' by Gliding Team GB
'Plain Soaring' by George Lee
Meet the Exhibitors
Sydney Charles Insurers, Pooleys, Skycovers, TPF Parachutes, Marsh Insurance Brokers, IMI, Parasential, BGA Shop, Jonker Sailplanes, AFE, Of Course Ltd, Bicester Aviation Services, HPH Sailplanes, East of England Sailplanes, LAA, Eurofox, Hill Aviation Insurance, BHPA, Royal Aeronautical Society, Helen Evans, GAPAN Young Members, Army Gliding Association, LX Avionics, Forbes Insurance, George Lee, Stein Pilot Insurance
And still to confirm, McLean Aviation, Trelleborg, Valtex, Ron Smith, Land Rover, Southern Sailplanes
Venue
The hotel is spacious, modern and friendly and is well-situated for easy access.
The Nottingham Belfry
Mellor's Way
Off Woodhouse Way
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG8 6PY
Tel: 0115 9739393,
Fax: 0115 9739494 

BGC Social media update!


Hi all, just a quick update on the official BGC Social media sites.   An update from the blog (from Stuart or myself) will automatically be sent to Facebook and Twitter.  We are also looking at creating a ‘blog’ page on the website which can also receive these updates via the main site (see a mock up of what it might look like here   http://www.sifow.com/rss-feed-test.html ).
 
Website:       http://www.buckminstergc.co.uk/
 
Facebook page:      http://www.facebook.com/BuckminsterGC
 
Twitter account:    https://twitter.com/Buckminster_GC
 
 
Now you can get your updates however you wish and as importantly we can start to spread the word of what goes on at Saltby!  Stuart will continue to send members updates via e-mail.   Let us know what you think??

Wednesday 6 February 2013

Wed 6th Feb - no flying today

Hi All

There will be no flying today, forecast is for 30kt Northerlies which will give a
cross wind outside of our limits.

One of these days we will fly!

Pete
Duty Instructor

Monday 4 February 2013

Date For Diary - Hangar Dance - 24th August.

The Buckminster Gliding Club Hangar Dance is on again this year. Saturday the 24th of August with the Leicester Big Band. Get dressed up in period gear and bring your 1940s jalopy if you have one. What about your Spitfire? You can fly in.

1940’S HANGAR DANCE
Saturday - August 24 - 2013
Buckminster Gliding Club, Saltby Airfield, Skillington, Lincs, - Postcode: NG33 5HR (East Midlands)
You asked and we listened! Dance the night away 1940’s style
Welcome the return of the popular 1940’s Hangar Dance to this atmospheric and historic and still active WWll airfield.
The popular Leicester Big Band sound will get your feet tapping and evoke the music of the era like no other. So, come prepared.
Licenced bar plus hot food & snacks available in our revamped clubhouse.
Why not turn up styled and coiffured in an appropriate fashion and driving a period vehicle?
You can even fly in. Bring your Spitfire if you like! We really won’t mind.
Overnight camping or caravanning available at a small cost. Enjoy the super new loos and showers.
Early booking is advisable as we are limited to just 300 tickets and already the demand is growing.
Tickets £15.

For tickets and further details contact Angie on 01476 860385 at Saltby Airfield. You can email Angie on 
Email: office@buckminstergc.co.uk 

Spring!

Blue skies and white fluffy clouds ;)

Sunday 3 February 2013

Want to know what's going on at the club?

Want to keep in touch with what's going on at the club?  Soon you will be able to follow the exploits of the gliding club via Facebook, Twitter, a blog or good old fashioned e-mails!  Note sure what any of this means?  Well we''ll be running a session at the club so you can learn about what this 'social media' thing is all about and how you can keep in touch either via your PC or on your mobile phone!  Stay tuned for more news and many more updates and pictures!!  

Saturday 2 February 2013

Saturday update


To All Members,

If the forecast is correct, the weather should be very good for flying
tomorrow, albeit a bit chilly with a brisk NNW wind.  This will be the
first time that any of the Club aircraft have flown in 3 weeks or more, so
please heed the advice I gave about about meticulous DIs and taking extra
care with checks etc in last week's Newsletter.

The lecture on 'Instrumentation and R/T' will being going ahead as planned
at 1800 hrs and food will be available for those that want it.

Stuart