Cadet Jenkins Takes to the Skies

On Sunday, 5th November Cadet Jenkins took to the skies in a Viking glider for the very first time.

Cadet Jenkins, who has never been gliding before, enjoyed some exhilarating winch-launched flights, courtesy of 644 Volunteer Gliding Squadron, which is based at RAF Syerston, Newark.

It was a beautiful day for practicing the basic handling for pitching and turning, as well as learning how position the glider for landing.

As the accompanying photograph suggests, a very enjoyable time was had!

Cadet Jenkins said: “It was an incredible experience and very different to what you might expect it to be like!”