Army Gliding Club (Anglia) Experience Gliding in Suffolk
Operating from Wattisham Flying Station, Anglia Gliding Club is one of East Anglia’s premier soaring communities. We offer flight training from first flight to solo, Trial Lessons, Annual Memberships, and Soaring Courses. Full airfield facilities welcoming military personnel, veterans, and civilian members alike.
A RICH HERITAGE IN THE HEART OF SUFFOLK
Over six decades of flight at Wattisham Airfield
Founded in the early 1960s as a member club of the Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association (RAFGSA), Anglia Gliding Club has flown gliders alongside iconic front-line aircraft through every chapter of Wattisham’s history.
Today, operating under the Army Gliding Association (AGA), we are proud to be the oldest continuously resident flying organisation at Wattisham Flying Station. From Cold War interceptors to modern Army aviation, our members have shared these runways for over sixty years.
We welcome both civilian and military members to experience unpowered soaring over the Suffolk countryside. Anglia Gliding Club is affiliated with the British Gliding Association (BGA), providing structured, high-standard instruction from ab-initio training through to advanced cross-country soaring and aerobatics.
The Army Gliding Club (Anglia) is one of two army gliding clubs, the other being Wyvern Gliding Club at Upavon airfield in Wiltshire. Both form the Army Gliding Association (AGA), which was established to introduce service personnel to the sport of gliding. We also have service veteran members and civillian memberts
We operate in a friendly, relaxed manner and are delighted to welcome new and prospective members.
Our reputation for flying all year round is well known (depending on the weather of course), so please get in touch via the Contact tab at the top of this page, if you’re interested.
Flying
Our fleet of high-quality, well-maintained
aircraft provides flying opportunities for pilots
of every standard, from two-seat trainers to
high-performance competition gliders.
Training
We have a highly experienced team of BGA-qualified instructors, all volunteers, helping you progress from novice to experienced pilot.
Dedicated Airfield
With full use of a 2,424 m (1.5 miles) runway, we fly from Wattisham Flying Station, home to the Apache helicopters of the Army Air Corps (AAC).
Flying takes place outside military operational activities, generally at the weekend, although we occasionally fly on Friday evenings and public holidays.
Meet the Team
Lt Col Jon Lean – Honorary President
Jerry Beringer – Chief Flying Instructor (CFI)
Club Fleet
The Army Gliding Club (Anglia) has one of the best fleets in the East of England for training in two seaters, competitive flying in single seaters and powered flying in our Touring Motor Glider (TMG).