Navboys

06/11/2025

Could a glider fly from London Heathrow to Prague? Well, it's about 1000km, and that's exactly the distance Freddie Turner flew earlier this year.

Check out the interview below

Freddie Turner has achieved something epic this year; he's the youngest pilot to fly 1000km in the UK. An astonishing achievement, and in this episode we tal...

29/10/2025

"Wow, you got a lot of space here!" is a comment we often get from visitors, especially those who saw our old premises.

To give you an idea of the scale, here's a fully rigged ASH25, and yes, it still fits even with the big tips 🤌

26/09/2025

What do you think is the best performance upgrade you can do to a glider? Mylar? Winglets? We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments

To get the ball rolling, here's a short article Jake wrote on what he reckons is the best bang-for-your-buck performance mod. Do you agree?

The biggest gain I ever saw came from something surprisingly simple, easy to install and comparatively affordable...

19/09/2025

Show us your panel rebuilds!

There's a lot of satisfaction to be had when rebuilding a panel. Removing a nest of redundant wires and rusty switches to make room for shiny, new equipment is seriously gratifying.

So with tinkering season almost upon us, there will be lots of pilots looking for inspiration. Help them out by leaving your before and after photos in the comments!

We'll start with one of our favourite panel rebuilds of 2025 - a lift-up panel mod and an upgrade to an LX9000 for a Discus.

03/09/2025

It's free money

01/09/2025

We've almost reached the time of year for obsessively reloading Glide and Seek to see how high people are getting at Denbigh and/or Aboyne.

If this year you have diamonds on your mind, maybe it's time to think about Oxygen, and if you need a hand in picking the best option for you, we have a handy guide:

Oxygen systems for your glider can be complicated, but this guide makes it simple! We’ll cover the key components, different types of oxygen bottles, and how...

29/08/2025

Thanks for having us! It was great fun!

14/08/2025

Last week, we launched the first user guide for the Oudie N, something many of you have been asking for.

If you use an Oudie N or SeeYou Navigator, let us know in the comments what you'd like help with

The Oudie N & SeeYou navigator are phenomenal tools that are proving very popular. We've been getting lots of requests to make guides to give you a better un...

12/08/2025

The feedback from our first few episodes of the Soaring Engine Series has been fantastic, and there's lots more to come!

Next week, we will be releasing "Goal Setting", then we have another video that's almost ready to go on the "Performance Curve". We also booked our next shoot with G and have some exciting plans for it.

These videos are available exclusively on our Patreon, which you can find here: https://www.patreon.com/c/Navboys

11/08/2025

As you can see, Dorian is prepped and set for the Regionals/Junior Nationals starting Saturday.

Dorian will be heading down there on Friday (or so he claims), so as always, we're offering free shipping to Aston Down! Please select the correct shipping method at checkout.

08/08/2025

Don't get caught short before the end of the season! All sizes of our in-flight plumbing sheaths are now back in stock.

To find out more about the easiest-to-use in-flight plumbing solution, visit our website and search 'sheath'.

P.S we are working on a solution for those pilots without a pre-installed p*e tube