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Halesland





HALESLAND: Gliding site
 

Operated by: From 1984,  Mendip Gliding Club
 

Location: 1nm E of A371, 2.5nm SE of Cheddar

Period of operation:  1984 to -

 


 
 

Terry Clark

This comment was written on: 2018-01-10 04:34:30
 
Halesland was in use by Air Cadet gilding long before 1984. The land was purchased from a Mr Hale (Halesland, get it?) who used to graze sheep on it and keep the grass short when there was no flying. I was a Staff Cadet at halton in 1965 and courses were being run at Halesland in those days, with all cadets and staff stating at RAF Locking.

 
 

Mike Baker

This comment was written on: 2018-11-26 17:45:24
 
Halesland was in use in the early fifties as the Aircadet advanced gliding site, and operated by the staff of 621 Gliding School (GS) based at Locking. Before reorganisation it was 87 GS and came under the remit of Sqn Ldr Phillips, the South West Air Cadet Gliding officer, and a WW1 pilot. Mr Hale grazed stock cattle at Halesland in the '50s. The fleet consisted of 3 T21 Sedberghs, 2 Prefect single seaters and, from time to time a Swallow. Apart from a few courses in the school summer holidays it was used on an opportunity base by 621GS under the command of Sqn Ldr Arthur Robinson and at times by the Moonrakers RAFGSA club. The overnight accommodation was only used during the various courses, with cadets being billeted at RAF Locking. The launching was by the wartime Wild balloon winches and signalling via field telephone, the cable for which were much enjoyed by the cattle!

 
Reply from Dick Flute:
Hi Mike, Many thanks indeed. I shall keep this posted. Best regards, Dick
 

 
 

Tim Zimmerman

This comment was written on: 2021-02-16 23:11:54
 
Hi, I was watching a gliding video on YouTube and thought of my soaring course with the CCF in 1981. With my instructor in an open Sedburgh we got enough ridge lift to get to the point where we had to land as it was too cold...I’d love to be a glider pilot again after my solo in a Kirby when I was 16, but time and travel haven’t allowed. All the best
 

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