Looking due north, with Sleap Airfield in the sunshine!

The Shropshire Soaring Group was founded in the early 1970’s by a small group of instructors keen to take advantage of the wave and thermal soaring opportunities offered by Sleap Airfield - and to get away from the regular commitment of duty rotas. That’s why we don’t undertake ab-initio

training and the majority of our members are self authorising.

For those glider pilots who are not yet to the Silver C self authorising standard but are keen to enhance their soaring opportunities, the group has instructors who are able to help and supervise you - although we do not operate a duty rota for training purposes.

Rigging and launching from tarmac runways the Shropshire Soaring Group operate all year round and regularly enjoy wave flights in excess of 15,000’ when other clubs are closed due to unfavourable ground conditions.

We operate our own Chipmunk tug, which is hangared and serviced on site.For those members with a PPL

and suitable experience, this is also available for private flying at very attractive rates.

It is a requirement that members of the Shropshire Soaring Group are also members of the Shropshire Aero Club. This means that we are also able to utilise the excellent club facilities which not only include a fully licensed and maintained airfield but also professionally run catering which is open 7 days a week.

Our brochure is available for download here.

Please feel free to call one of us if there is anything else you’d like to know. We look forward to seeing you soon.