User:DaveMansfield/Nene Valley Gliding Club

Nene Valley Gliding Club operates from an airfield near the village of Upwood, Marshal's Paddock, Ramsey Road, (Sat Nav PE26 2QD) about 7 miles north from Huntingdon, 2 miles south of Ramsy and 12 miles south of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It operates mainly at weekends, on Thursday it is open for Solo pilots only. Best to ring 01487 813062 before hand to check. Gliding is eco friendly using natures hot air (thermals) to keep gliders airbourne. These Thermals are generated by the Sun heating the earth, when the heated air is light enough the hot air bubbles breaks free from the ground and ascends skyward. As it ascends it cools, when cooled sufficiently it turns back to water vapour, clouds are formed. These raising warm air bubbles are an inverted cone shape, which is why gliders go round in circles to use the rising energy freely available to gain height. Using this technique gliders can fly great distances without landing using only nature as a fuel source.