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Borders Gliding Club

The fleet (Click here to transfer to our club website and view more of our club / private fleet)

All our tugs have now been fitted with Tost towing winch systems which have decreased turn around time for tugging.

"CHARLIE INDIA", our SuperCub 180, back in service, ( May 2006 ), after a major overhaul and finished in original Piper livery

G-CTUG's preparation in Pennsylvania USA , by William McCabe, early Summer 2004

Un-crating at Bagby airfield in North Yorkshire, Late July 2004, ( Bill inside the container finishing the unpacking), and arrival at BGC Milfield November 2005

Shipping arranged by David Gray, of JLS Logistics (  david.gray@jls-logistics.co.uk   )

Discussing purchase of our our new Falke ( Jochen MEYER - the tall one), checked it out and arranged to fly it over to us. Jochen has visited us many  times  from his base in Aachen over the last few years and has enjoyed many great wave days with us. Our new Falke now has its UK registration.

                                               A shot of our old site prior to the move and our existing site during its construction phase

Shots of our new ACRO on its maiden flight, October 28th 2005, courtesy of John Maddison, Newark and Notts.

Brian Cosgrove one of our 16 year old solo pilots was at the controls under the watchful eye of Bill Stephen, CFI. Brian took the GROB ACRO  to 8000' in Milfield wave.

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