What’s news with OUGC?
SEPTEMBER 2022 - ‘UP-SLACK’ training camp with UWE
Rowan, Aili, Saru and Adam visited Aston Down with instructors Jon, Neil and Cloudy for a fabulous training weekend with the Uni of West England Gliding Club.
AUGUST 2022 - WOMEN’s world gliding championship
Two of our OUGC women, Siobhan and Tai-Ying, went to HusBos Airfield to check out the action at WWGC’22, cheer on our instructor Claudia ‘Cloudy’ Hill (2nd in the world in her class) and help out on the grid. Siobhan (L) and Tai (R) are pictured with OUGC’s mascot, @amelia_glider_pilot (C). Photo by Georgia Schofield @georgiasphoto
JULY 2022 - INTER UNIS
This year Inter Unis was held at Saltby hosted by Loughborough Uni GC. Well done to Tai-Ying for her 4 hour solo soaring flight and Silver height gain, 3 months after going solo!
June 2022- VARSITY MATCH
Hosted by us at RAF Weston-on-the-Green, it was a great social weekend with all weathers ranging from 28 degree heat to ‘mizzle’. Our pilots Siobhan, Azmi, Saru, Adam and Liam handled the conditions well. Although it was a Cambridge victory, we had so much fun. Big thanks to our coach Cecilia Craig!
APRIL 2022 - MOTORGLIDE UK / OUGC training week
Our members enjoyed flying at Bicester Aerodrome with MotorGlide UK. Supported by OUGC alum Jonathan May as well as our instructors Neil, Jon Gatfield, Cloudy and Miles. Highlights included Rowan’s aerobatics and Siobhan going solo on aerotow.
January 2022 - sutton bank trip
We went to Yorkshire GC with Cecilia, Gordon, Alex and Dave from OGC. Highlights included a bit of sunset wave flying for Siobhan and Cecilia, Azmi’s 200th glider flight and 1st aerotow solo, and Rupert’s 700th glider flight!
JULY 2021 - Inter UNIs
Marie, Aili, Tai-Ying, Azmi, Thomas, Oliver, and Bridget went to Inter Unis at Aston Down to represent OUGC. OUGC came 2nd in the Team Progression trophy. Thanks to instructors Jon C, Neil, Dave, Steve and Liisi plus many others for making the week a fun and safe one. Inter Unis was hosted by Uni of West England GC.
JUNE 2021 - VARSITY MATCH
A fantastic week was had at Gransden Lodge with our Cambridge friends for the varsity soaring competition. They were victorious (Cambridge 333 points to Oxford 279 points). Our varsity squad: Neil (champion instructor), Tai-Ying, Aili, Siobhan, Azmi and Fran.
DECEMBER 2020 - the new normal
Between lockdowns, we enjoyed some covid-safe flying.
JULY 2020- new home
OUGC moved airfields, as Windrushers Gliding Club (Bicester) sadly closed down. We have teamed up with Oxford Gliding Club (the original ‘parent’ club of OUGC), and are now based at RAF Weston-on-the-Green. Read our statement here.
may 2020 - Sports award
Philipp won the Oxford University Sports Student Coach of the Year award! A well-deserved winner, Philipp has introduced many students to our amazing sport in a safe and skilled manner.
MARCH 2020 - FROM GLIDERS TO JETS
Mylynn Bowker, an alumna of OUGC, is training to become a commercial pilot. Read her story here
June 2019 - Varsity Result
Day 1 - As no soaring was on, we held a spot landing competition instead.
Day 2 - We finished the spot landing competition in the morning and despite the marginal conditions we managed to hold a soaring competition in the afternoon.
After some pretty sophisticated maths the results are as follows.
CUGC: 990.475
OUGC: 1009.524
It was a very close match, with CUGC wining the spot landing competition and OUGC the soaring competition. Well done, everyone!
June 2019 - Varsity sQuad
The long-awaited Varsity Match against Cambridge is finally around the corner. We will be hosting a 3-day soaring competition at Bicester. Meet our Varsity squad!
May 2019 - Story
We are in the news with a fantastic article in The Oxford Student. Full story: https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/05/28/isla-chaplin-on-her-first-time-gliding/
May 2019 - Sports Awards
Congratulations to Rowan and Tor for winning Contribution to Sports Award at Oxford University Sports Ball hosted by Oxford University Sports Federation.