Essex CO6 3AQ Tel: (01206) 242596
glide[at]esgc.co.uk
"essexandsuffolkglidingclub" |
Wormingford Airfield, Fordham Road, Wormingford, Colchester, Essex CO6 3AQ Tel: (01206) 242596 glide[at]esgc.co.uk "essexandsuffolkglidingclub" |
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Please visit us at any time we are operating (generally Saturdays and Sundays all day, Wednesdays after about 10am, and Fridays after about 10am during the summer). We have a large and comfortable clubhouse, but we do not presently have a bunkhouse. Overnight visitors may bring caravans or tents onto the site.
Once you have found your way to Wormingford Airfield (directions here), please park in the visitors' car park and first of all go to the clubhouse to find someone who can brief you on airfield safety and where you should and should not go. If there is nobody in the clubhouse, you may often find people working in the hangar or in the trailer park. Please ask them to guide you. Sometimes we need to fly from the far end of the airfield from the clubhouse, so if there is nobody around at the clubhouse end, please drive carefully around the perimeter track in front of the clubhouse, round the eastern end of the runway on the concrete track, and over to the winch. The winch driver will give you further instructions. Do not drive up the track on the south side of the runway without prior permission, as a launch may be in progress.
Glider pilots are most welcome to visit by road or by air. (Please note, however, if you arrive by air, that we do not have planning permission for powered aircraft, including motorgliders and microlights, so you will not normally be permitted to take off again under your own power.) When operating, we are normally monitoring 129.975MHz. Please be aware of (and respect) the airspace restrictions nearby and above due to the Stansted CTA, the Earls Colne ATZ to the west, and Nayland airfield to the east. Circuits will normally be on the downwind side of the airfield, but aircraft may use either circuit, so please keep an excellent lookout, particularly towards the opposite circuit. If arriving by road, we have two large trailer parks with plenty of space for visiting trailers.
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