Our Community Day

Your opportunity to experience the joy of powerless flight!

Saturday 12th September 2026
First Group Starting @ 09:15Hrs

From only £40

Norfolk gliding club will be having a community day when we invite members of the local communities to come to the club, see what we do and those who wish can try a flight at a discounted price.

We will be open for food and drinks, displays of the club’s WW2 artifacts, with a lecture and slide show detailing the history of Tibenham Airfield.

The number of flights on the day is limited to 50 Gliding and 12 Power, this is on a 1st come 1st served basis. To fly you must book using the form below. There is a maximum of four persons per family/group, with one flight each.

Who can fly

Provided you’re reasonably fit and healthy you can normally fly. No upper age limit however we suggest no younger than 12.  
Please read below to make sure the person to fly meets the necessary size/weight/health requirements!

The person to fly will be weighed on arrival.

Please wear trainers or other secure footwear.
Also please wear trousers or shorts.

Strictly NO ALCOHOL prior to flying

Age

  • Under 18’s require parental consent

  • Even though you must be 14 years old to fly solo there is no reason why you cannot start training with an instructor before this age. However, it is not recommended that someone start before the age of 13 as they may become fustrated by not being able to progress to the solo stage until they reach the age of 14

  • Provided you’re fit & healthy there’s no upper age restriction

Size

  • You’ll generally need to be between 5′ and 6’2″ as a Gliders cockpit is designed for ‘Mr Average’ & as such the taller and shorter pilot can struggle to ‘fit’ – talk to us if you’re ‘marginal’!

  • Gliders have minimum and maximum payloads.

    You’ll need to be between 46kg and 101kg (7st 3lb - 16st) fully clothed with footwear.

Health

  • If you’re fit enough to drive a car you can fly a glider – you may need to take a medical with your GP if you’ve complications health wise

  • A general level of mobility and fitness is required to fully participate and help with the pushing and pulling needed to get someone airborne!

    You can walk a few miles in a day at the airfield!

  • Norfolk Gliding Club owns a K21 glider which has been modified to allow control by hand-control alone.

The form below must be filled in for each person wanting to fly.

After submitting the form below, our office will contact you to confirm your booking and take payment.