A great bunch of 10 students from all walks of life, serving and veterans, got together at Wyvern gliding club (Army Gliding Association) for an adapted 5 day gliding course.  The Monday was lost to high winds but that was an ideal opportunity to cover the necessary background theory ahead…

In support of its members interests, the BGA works closely with the GA Alliance. The GA Alliance represents some 72,000 subscription paying members of organisations working in in partnership. The members are the British Balloon and Airship Club (BBAC), British Gliding Association (BGA), British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA),…

The SFCL FI(S) rolling recency requirements (SFCL.360) include a refresher seminar within the previous 3 years. There is an SFCL FI(S) refresher seminar during the evenings of the 22nd and 23rd April 2024. You can read more and book here.

The FAI is delivering a webinar on the 12th May designed for pilots of any air sports and skydivers who are eager to resume their activities after a break. Its main objective is to raise awareness about the decline in skills that occurs when individuals take a break, such as…

The latest FLARM update has resulted in a temporary incompatibility with the software used in some devices with FLARM transmit only capability as used by the para gliding and hang gliding community. The manufacturer of XC Tracer devices has developed a software update. The OGN have knowledge of the protocol…

Volunteers’ Week provides a great opportunity to get a realistic and cheerful view of gliding in the local press and across local social media. ‘Realistic’ because the messaging is naturally that gliding is so much more than ‘just’ the flying. This is where you can celebrate the incidental (and fulfilling)…

As it is likely that many people were unable to attend the BGA conference back in late February 2024 and have since possibly overlooked the online full article describing that successful and well-supported event that is linked from the most recent S&G magazine and available here.

The BGA Competition Organisers Guide has been updated. You can view the 2024 version here.

Owners of Puchaczs have been supplied with details of the Allstar approved repair scheme for the previously publicised seat back defect. Any Puchacz owner at a BGA club who has not received the information or needs further guidance can contact BGA CTO Gordon MacDonald via the BGA office.

Potential new instructors and existing instructors – we have places available on a T&L seminar online on the 6th April. You can book here.