Yorkshire Gliding Club
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The Yorkshire Gliding Club (YGC) operate from an airfield[note 1][1] on Sutton Bank in the North York Moors National Park, England. The airfield site is 7 miles (11 km) east of Thirsk along the A170 road and just south of the National Park visitors centre at Sutton Bank.[2][3] The club formed in 1934 from an amalgamation of gliding concerns from the West Riding of Yorkshire and has been in existence for over 80 years and has had many famous fliers such as Nicholas Goodhart, Amy Johnson and Fred Slingsby.[4]
Yorkshire Gliding Club Thirsk Sutton Bank | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Yorkshire Gliding Club | ||||||||||||||
Location | Sutton Bank, Cold Kirby, North Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | GMT (BST) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 920 ft / 280 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 54.2307°N 1.2093°W / 54.2307; -1.2093 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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The club's location, on top of Roulston Scar and Sutton Bank over the White Horse of Kilburn, and the sheer drop away of the cliff, has made it a notable aircraft launching point.[5] It is the most popular gliding club in the north of England.