Have you always wanted to try gliding? Then this is your chance. At the Noordoostpolder Gliding Club in Marknesse, you can go for a flight. You’ll sit in the back with an experienced pilot who’ll tell you all about gliding and the aircraft. Then it’s time to take to the skies. Depending on the weather, the flight lasts between 7 and 15 minutes. A real experience.
Flight experiences are only available at weekends and on public holidays. To book one, please ring their clubhouse on the day itself at around 09:45 on 0527-201364. They will then be able to tell you how many places are available for that day. Unfortunately, it is not possible to book in advance.
Before the planes take to the skies…
Have you always wanted to try gliding? Then this is your chance. At the Noordoostpolder Gliding Club in Marknesse, you can go for a flight. You’ll sit in the back with an experienced pilot who’ll tell you all about gliding and the aircraft. Then it’s time to take to the skies. Depending on the weather, the flight lasts between 7 and 15 minutes. A real experience.
Flight experiences are only available at weekends and on public holidays. To book one, please ring their clubhouse on the day itself at around 09:45 on 0527-201364. They will then be able to tell you how many places are available for that day. Unfortunately, it is not possible to book in advance.
Before the gliders take to the air, they are thoroughly inspected by an experienced pilot. This is a routine task carried out every flying day. By around 10.30, the gliders are lined up. Then it’s time to take off. Gliding is truly a team sport. When a pilot isn’t flying, they help out other glider pilots at the launch site: retrieving gliders from the field, hooking up the aircraft and rolling out the winch cables.
The Noordoostpolder Gliding Club is an association comprising around 75 members who work together to make gliding accessible and affordable. The ZCNOP owns five gliders, three of which are two-seaters that are also used for training. Flights take place on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from ‘De Voorst’ airfield.
