Highland Gliding Club

Highland Gliding Club is based at Easterton Airfield, Birnie, near Elgin in Scotland, United Kingdom. The club entrance is off the Birnie road, south of Elgin, and the airfield entrance coordinates are 57.586496, -3.321363. The site is in Moray, within easy reach of Elgin and the surrounding area.

Highland Gliding Club offers glider training for people working toward solo flight, with pre-solo training booked in 90-minute slots. New members receive a training record card and logbook, and the club has also run intensive 5-day training courses in the past. The club’s website also mentions trial lessons for beginners, but it does not list powered-aircraft, radio communication, or other license courses as part of its published training.

Highland Gliding Club publishes its fees and charges, and training costs depend on membership type and flying time. As of the club’s April 2024 fee page, ordinary membership totals £390 per year, and new adult members are advised to budget about £500 upfront to cover membership and initial training bookings. The club also states that a student pilot with no previous experience should budget at least £2,500 to reach solo, depending on progress and weather.

Yes. Highland Gliding Club is a gliding club run by its members, and its website says membership is around 60 people. It operates from Easterton Airfield and follows a club-based training and flying model.

Highland Gliding Club publishes flying fees for club gliders, private gliders, an Arcus, and a motor glider, which indicates that these aircraft types are used at the club. The website does not provide a full public fleet list on the pages reviewed. For exact current aircraft availability, the club would need to confirm directly.