The Highland Gliding Club welcomes members of the public to try gliding with us. Trial lessons enable us to introduce members of the public to the sport of gliding and to our club. During your Trial Lesson you will fly over the beautiful Moray countryside with a qualified instructor in a two-seat glider from our airfield at Birnie, 3 miles south of Elgin. The Trial Lesson will normally consist of a comprehensive pre-flight safety briefing, an aerotow to 2,000 feet and a flight of 15 to 30 minutes duration. The instructor will demonstrate how the controls work and there will be the opportunity to do some of the flying or just relax and enjoy the bird's eye view of the local scenery.

Trial Lessons can be booked from the beginning of March to the end of October, normally on the first Saturday and third Sunday of the month but this may vary due to operational requirements. Bookings can be made online or by telephone using a voucher.

Purchase a Voucher

A Trial Lesson costs £60. If you would like to purchase a voucher and pay by cheque please contact us by and we will reply with details of where to send your cheque. If you would like to pay with a credit or debit card please click on the PayPal logo below. Please read our Visitor Information before making a purchase as this includes our terms and conditions and important safety information.

Book a Trial Lesson

If you already have a voucher please press the button to enter the booking system.   Book a Lesson

How to find us - Map and directions of how to get to the airfield

FAQ  The most frequently asked questions from people who are new to gliding.

After a Trial Lesson

We recognise that many of you only want to try gliding once in the same way that many people only do one parachute or bungee jump. For those of you that only ever intended having a once in a lifetime glider flight we hope that it was all you expected it to be. For those of you that have been bitten by the gliding bug and now have a taste for more please follow the link to find out how to use your Temporary Membership of the club for more gliding lessons..