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The Aeroclub Volovelistico del
Mugello was founded in 1990 by a small group of
glider pilots willing to have a flying base near
home in a potentially very interesting gliding area.
It’s located on the “La Collina”
airfield, close to the village of Borgo San Lorenzo,
north of the city of Firenze. The 750x50m grass
runway is served by a 600 sq.m. hangar which houses
the club’s fleet and some privately owned gliders.
Many more are located outside in their trailers
during the best part of the gliding
season, usually March to October.
A small club house with toilets
and showers completes the setup. There also is a
certified aeronautical repair shop resident on the
same field.
The airfield is beautifully set
in the quiet location of this northern corner of
Tuscany, the Mugello valley, between the northern
hills of Firenze and the Appennini mountains.
Our gliding school has started in
1995, and an average of 7 new pilots per year take
their licence following its courses.
The current number of club
members is about 70, and the club’s fleet is
composed by four two-seaters and two towplanes.
Additionally, about 20 private gliders are resident
on the airfield.
The field is an excellent
starting point for cross-country flights along the
spine of Italy, the Appennini range. Flights
exceeding 500km are not uncommon at all, with the
longest recorded well above 800 km. Several of our
pilots are keen competitors, making the top rankings
in national and international gliding competitions.
Our Aeroclub is federated to the
Italian National Aeroclub, the Italian Gliding
Federation, and holds a national certification for
the operation of both the fleet and the school.
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