Wolds Gliding Club members at Pocklington airfield are looking forward to a new two-seater training glider and trailer for the club after winning a grant of nearly £117,000 from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s commuted sums fund.
Deputy chief flying instructor Graham Wadforth, who led the team that put the grant bid together, said “An important feature of the new glider is that it can be fitted with hand controls which will allow disabled pilots without full leg function to practice all aspects of gliding flying in an aircraft with a much superior performance than the Club’s existing adapted glider. This will enable those pilots to participate in every aspect of glider flight, some of which are presently denied to them.”
Club chairman Craig Scott commented “The Council noted that, as well as being a members’ sports club, the club is part of the tourism offering of the area to the general public. As the Covid-19 situation improves we are hoping to be welcoming visitors again soon to try gliding and before long some of them will be able to enjoy their experience in one of the most advanced two-seater trainers available”
The new glider will be similar to the one in the picture below - a DG1001 Club Neo: