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This section of the BGA web site provides practical information for pilots, club officials, instructors, aircraft owners, inspectors and for anybody actively involved in gliding in the UK.
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Glider cockpit crashworthiness survey - extended deadline 30 June 2026
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Click here to access the OSTIV worldwide survey about injuries in glider accidents. We hope you haven’t been injured this way, but if know someone who has, whether or not they are still in gliding, then if appropriate please invite them to complete the questionnaire. The purpose is to discover…
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World Gliding Championships Return to Poland in 2026
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The 40th FAI World Gliding Championships for the Open, 18 Metre and 20 Metre Multi-seat classes will be held at Rudniki airfield near Częstochowa, in southern Poland, from 16 to 30 May 2026. The event is organised by the Częstochowa Aeroclub and will bring together up to 120 competitors from…
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The SPL training course resources and documents links have been updated. You can view the SPL training course here.
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Gliding activity - aeroplane and helicopter pilot guide
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As part of the BGA’s ongoing conversations with airfields and their operators to inform our safe shared airspace guidance for glider pilots, it has become clear that many of those operators would benefit from knowing more about gliding activity. The BGA has produced and published an aeroplane and helicopter pilot…
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Thomas Defence Systems - supporting the British Gliding team
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We are pleased to report a new partnership between the British Gliding Team and Thomas Defence Systems. The BGA looks forward to working with Thomas Defence Systems to enhance glider pilots awareness of the use and care of emergency parachute systems.
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