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Is the hanger packed or is it packed?

I’ve seen various hanger packs at various gliding clubs – the hangers at the SGC are the best – but I’ve never seen gliders hoisted into the roof…

Glider Wing (30 Apr 2015)

When I visited Lasham Gliding Society I asked for a tour round the Gliding Heritage Centre, which has a stunning collection of historical and older gliders, many of…

Waiting to Launch (06 Feb 2015)

Edinburgh University’s glider waiting to launch.  Don’t be fooled, other photos taken the same day show ice at the edge of Loch Leven! Shutter speed: 1/400s Aperture: ƒ/8 ISO: 100 Focal…

G-OSGU (03 Jan 2015)

The SGU’s new tug, resplendent in it’s bright yellow colour scheme. Shutter speed: 1/400s Aperture: ƒ/6.3 ISO: 100 Focal length: 55mm Taken: 3 January, 2015 13:01 Camera: PENTAX K-5 II

Bishop Hill (03 Mar 2013)

The snow still lingers…  This shows gliders waiting to launch at the Scottish Gliding Centre, which gets lots of visitors each Spring & Autumn wanting to fly on…

Slingsby T31 at Portmoak (01 Jan 2010)

The Slingsby T31 is an old training glider, build (mostly) of wood and canvas.  This example is part of the Portmoak collection, and this particular image was used in…

Snow at Portmoak (20 Dec 2009)

The first snow fell before Christmas, and I arrived at the airfield to discover a wonderful light – everything glowed very slightly.  The weak links are used to…

Slingsby Grasshopper (29 Jun 2009)

Amazingly people used to start learning to glide on one of these machines!  They would do ground slides graduating to low hops, and then switch to something more…