Scottish Gliding Union

The body is based at Portmoak Airfield, Scotlandwell, KY13 9JJ.

The Scottish Gliding Union's fleet currently consists of: [1] On 21 December 2020, G-OSGC, an Aeropro Eurofox tug aircraft operated by the Scottish Gliding Union was overturned during landing after providing its 5th aerotow of the day.

The aircraft was reportedly overturned due to soft terrain which caused it to “rapidly decelerate” before becoming inverted.

On 4 September 2012, a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 glider, G-EENN, piloted by a 49-year-old off-duty air traffic controller crashed at Portmoak Airfield during a winch-launch after the pilot did not release the launch cable during a “wing-drop”.

[3] The British Gliding Association advises that pilots should immediately release from the launch cable if they cannot keep their aircraft's wings level.

Aerotowing at Portmoak with Bishop Hill in the background