Deeside Gliding Club

Deeside Gliding Club - S1 E01

Launched into a strong North Westerly before climbing over Loch Kinord to 11000ft QNH

Aboyne 2016

Oxford Gliding Club Expedition to Deeside Gliding Club 2016. Achieved diamond height on my first flight :)

Places to see in ( Aboyne - UK )

Places to see in ( Aboyne - UK )

Aboyne is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately 26 miles west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and golf course. Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby.

Aboyne has many businesses, including a supermarket (Co-op), two banks, several hairdressers, a butcher, a newsagent, an Indian restaurant and a post office. Originally, there was a railway station in the village, but it was closed on 18 June 1966. The station now contains some shops and the tunnel running under the village is now home to a firearms club. The market-day in Aboyne was known as Fèill Mhìcheil (Scottish Gaelic for Michael's Fair).

The locale was inhabited since very early times with the west wing of Aboyne Castle dated to 1671 AD. The siting of the castle itself is related to the limited number of the crossings of the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains to the south. In 1715 Aboyne was the scene of a tinchal, or great hunt, organised by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar, on 3 September, as a cover for the gathering of Jacobite nobles and lairds to discuss a planned Jacobite uprising. The uprising began three days later in Braemar.

Aboyne has a Temperate climate similar to all of the United Kingdom. Due to its high inland position in Scotland, Aboyne can record some very low temperatures and some high snowfall. In summer, when tourists visit, the number of people and vehicles increases dramatically. The Highland Games on the Village Green features in August. Aboyne is unusual in having The Green on which events are held, as the village was modelled by one of the first Marquesses of Huntly (inhabitants of Aboyne Castle) on a traditional English village with a green at the centre. The green includes facilities for rugby and football and a play park.

The British Royal Family are residents in nearby Balmoral Castle during the Summer. Outdoor pursuits include golf, walking, cycling, and gliding from the airfield just outside the village. Aboyne has become popular with gliding enthusiasts from Britain and Europe due to its suitable air currents (due to the surrounding terrain). The airfield has two parallel tarmac runways running east-west, a webcam and small weather-monitoring centre on its premises.

The close-by pass of Ballater is a rock-climbing area. The village of Dinnet is a few miles west and is the first being located inside the Cairngorms National Park. Walkers and cyclists can ascend Mount Keen by cycling as far as they can from Glen Tanar forest before walking to the summit. There are two schools, Aboyne Academy and a primary school. The academy has around 650 pupils, about a third from Aboyne itself, with the remaining two thirds from surrounding villages. The school has access to a full-size swimming pool and gym run by the adjacent Deeside Community Centre.

( Aboyne - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Aboyne . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Aboyne - UK

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Mendip Gliding Club

An introduction to Mendip Gliding Club

The End at Aboyne

For this Oxford G.C. trip at least

Amazing Gliding Experience- Royal Deeside 2013

Thanks Munirah

Deeside at night

Showing areas of Deeside, North Wales - as the sun sets and the lights come on

Rattlesden Gliding Club - Advert

Go Team GB

What can I say... Go Team GB!! Have fun boys and girls, wish I were there!

The Winter Series - Teaser

Follow UK Junior Gliding on facebook to find out what this is all about...

Aboyne Golf Club, Royal Deeside

Set amidst the scenic splendour of Royal Deeside, Aboyne Golf Club can fairly claim to have some of the finest vistas and panoramas of any course in Scotland.

The course provides a fine test for golfers of all abilities. It presents a rich variety of memorable holes making the most of the natural variations in the terrain which is a mix of rolling parkland with inviting fairways and elevated links-like heathland with tighter targets. Mature trees and water are in play on many holes, with the Loch of Aboyne being a notable feature.

Feshie Wave 01

Lionel Tandem

Tandem Hang glide over Motueka

dance for aboyne

Dale Old Airfield

Dale airfield shot on P4p and mavic pro over two days.

Gliding Experience Day at Booker Gliding Club Marlow 6th March 2010

Part 1 of 2
This gliding experience was gifted to me by my mother and sisters for my 50th birthday.
The video is 20 minutes long and broken into 2 segments. On the day I actually had 2 flights. I was towed to 3,000 feet on both occasions. I've not provided the video for the second flight because there is less of it. I was doing more flying and less filming.
It was a wonderful experience and I am very grateful to my family for the gift.

Incredible glider sideslip on landing

This not my flight nor my video shot. I was on site but haven't witnessed this particular one.
Don't worry. Book your 5 day course slot with me in 2020 at the London Gliding Club. All experience levels (incl. zero) are welcome.

Gliding over Cheddar

Gliding from Mendip Gliding Club over Cheddar Gorge 11 Aug 07

Cairngorm Glide

A flight from the Cairngorm Gliding Club at Feshiebridge in the Scottish Highlands. Featuring Edinburgh University's K7 skillfully flown by Mr Andy Bates.

Going Loopy with Trial Lessons

A lovely evening for some upside down gliding with 3 trial lessons at Aboyne, Scotland.

All three trial lessons, including the pilot, are employees of 2013 Junior British Gliding Team sponsor, Bibby Offshore Ltd.

Gliding is as fun as you make it!