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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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Some weeks ago the BGA wrote to clubs advising a need to assure themselves re arrangements for emergency parachute repacking. This immediately followed a report to the BGA from a member club describing how the repacking services they had agreed with Tim Moran (TPF services) were allegedly not delivered, i.e….
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The CAAs CAP413 radiotelephony manual has been updated. The update includes guidance on radio calls at unattended airfields, e.g. airfields without an air traffic service. You can view the current and updated CAP413 here.
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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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