launching

Once everybody is strapped in, and the preflight checks have been completed you're ready to launch

London Gliding Club uses two different methods of launching - both will get you airborne!

Aerotowing involves towing the glider behind a powerful towplane (tug). The glider pilot chooses when to release.

Winch launching uses a very long cable connected to a large winch at the other end of the runway. A winch launch at London Gliding Club is extremely fast, accelerating the glider to 60mph in seconds, and launching it to 800 feet.

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