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…

The ongoing wet weather across much of the UK means that several gliding clubs have waterlogged airfields and as a result, flying opportunities for their members have been very limited. As club CFIs and others have previously noted (for example after the Covid restrictions were lifted), experienced pilots who are…

As reported in January, following detailed work by Paul Ruskin (Cambridge GC) and the CAA, thirty BGA gliding clubs now have newly allocated radio frequencies to help with local situational awareness. The frequencies are valid from 21st March. You can view the new frequency allocations here.  Electronic and paper charts…

As the spring gets enticingly closer, it’s a reminder that our gliders and equipment need to be checked, maintained and ready to go. From the March 2015 Update, every FLARM device needs to be updated with the latest firmware version at least once per year (rolling 365 days). Firmware updates…

As the spring gets enticingly closer, it’s a reminder that our gliders and equipment need to be checked, maintained and ready to go. Every year we see glider ground towing equipment failures or towing driver errors that result in expensively broken gliders that take a long time to repair. It’s…

In addressing an AAIB recommendation regarding carbon monoxide detectors, the CAA has published proposals set out in a consultation that are integral to understanding what may be holding pilots back from using this potentially lifesaving equipment, and whether the CAA should be doing more to encourage its adoption. You can…

Following detailed work by Paul Ruskin (Cambridge GC) and the CAA, thirty BGA gliding clubs now have newly allocated radio frequencies to help with local situational awareness. The frequencies are valid from 21st March. You can view the new frequency allocations here.  Electronic and paper charts will be updated when…

If a canopy opens in flight, it can be disastrous. Uncontrolled opening on the ground will usually result in damage. Here’s a note recently published by one of our busier gliding clubs, which states: the simple rule is, if the canopy is closed, it is locked. The pre-flight checks also…

The DfT funded scheme for general aviation pilots to claim a 50% rebate of the cost to a maximum of £250 (including VAT) of purchasing of an Electronic Conspicuity device is due to end on the 31st March 2024. Read more about the EC rebate scheme and how to apply…