The Club Pilot (Tow) Course

Please note: You must complete both a Taster Day and an EP course before you can start a CP (Tow) Course.

Building on the skills that you gained on your EP course, you will learn how fly in stronger wind and to plan your flight in such a way that you can land back where you took off from and easily within 10 metres of a target.

You will learn how to deliberately collapse and recover your glider in order to prepare you for flying in slightly rougher air than we will allow you to fly in at school level. You will also learn fast descent manoeuvres that will enable you to land a little sooner than you would in straight gliding flight.

At some time during the course you will be expected to attend at least four hours of Ground School for lectures which will go into much greater detail on the subjects of Air Law, Principles of Flight, Meteorology, General Airmanship, Emergency Procedures and Instability. You will also be encouraged to read up on these subjects in preparation for your CP exam. Reading material will be provided at no extra cost, but Ground School will be charged at £20.00 per hour.

Once qualified to this level, you may then fly with us (on tow only) for only £3.00 per tow (normally £5.00) on any day that we are operating until you qualify for CP (hill). We do this to enable you to remain current while you're waiting for the right conditions for you to complete your soaring tasks.

You will also be able to join any other tow club you may wish to and fly for a similar price. If you've chosen not to buy your own equipment by this stage, you can rent ours for an additional £50.00 per day (only when flying with us).

CP (Tow) Course £850 .00
Taster, EP & CP Course £1,540.00