Did you know that SPL holders who own a sailplane or whose club authorises them to do so with club sailplanes may carry out and certify certain maintenance tasks? Pilot-Owner maintenance is an integral part of the Part-M Light maintenance rules and is designed to enable pilot-owners who are confident…

The BGA’s ‘Next Generation Inspector’ initiative, which aims to encourage involvement in sailplane maintenance and qualification as a BGA Inspector, was launched at the 26th October BGA Club Development Conference followed by a presentation by Dominic Newton, the BGA’s Part66L development lead and detailed discussion in a club technical officer…

The BGA has received a report of an SZD 54 Perkoz that has suffered an airbrake torque tube failure on the ground. Perkoz owners have been contacted by the BGA, including an instruction to check before next flight that the air brake torque tube complies with a specific AD. If…

This is a reminder about a useful engineering article by former-LAA chief engineer Francis Donaldson describing Rotax 9-series powerplants. You can view the article here.

BGA Technical News Sheet 1-2025 has been published and is recommended reading to all aircraft owners. You can view the document here. 

BGA Part66L training guidance for new Part66L maintenance licence applicants has been updated. You can view the document here. The Part66L experience logbook has been updated and can be viewed here.    

Following a long period during which all UK PA25 Pawnees were grounded due to an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that was impossible to achieve on US-built aircraft, thanks to Mark Recht (Deeside GC), Gordon MacDonald (BGA CTO) and others, an Alternative Means of Compliance has been accepted by the UK CAA…

Professor Ulf Ringertz from Sweden has designed, built and flown a couple of interesting non-Part 21 sailplanes. You can read about them at https://nordicgliding.com/jomfruflyvning-paa-projekt-vm-vinderfly-efter-15-aar/ https://nordicgliding.com/svaevefly-paa-job-og-i-fritiden/ There is a link to an automatic translation in the first lines of the article text.  

The following EASA AD will be of interest to some TMG operators and may be of interest to Eurofox operators as it may also become a CAA Mandatory Permit Directive – EAD 2025-0019-E – BRP-ROTAX GmbH & Co KG: Engine / Electrical Power – Internal Generator – Inspection / Replacement…

Standard Cirrus owners have been informed that Airworthiness Directive 2024-0242R1 – SCHEMPP HIRTH FLUGZEUGBAU: Flight Controls – Horizontal Tailplane Drive Lower Bearing – modification has been published. For details see https://ad.easa.europa.eu/ad/2024-0242R1