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Advanced Soaring Syllabus

BGA advanced soaring syllabus - aimed at qualified glider pilots.

Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 09/12/2019 View Document

Advice on Flying Rated Competitions

Mike Fox gives advice in the BGA briefing for pilots flying in their first rated competition.

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 05/01/2016 View Document

Breaking the Site Barrier

S&G Article on breaking away from local flying

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 13/06/2015 View Document

Field Crops - for Glider Pilots

Website describing and showing photographs from the air of 9 different crops and discussing their suitability or otherwise for field...

Date Added: 22/05/2015 Last Modified: 22/05/2015 View Document

Getting to the Core of Clouds

S&G Article - John Coutts offers tips on improving thermalling

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 13/06/2015 View Document

Getting Your Soaring Up To Speed

S&G Article- Jay Rebbeck explains why slower can be faster

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Gliding in France

Information about gliding in France

Date Added: 22/05/2015 Last Modified: 22/05/2015 View Document

Gliding in the Alps - Links

Useful links for pilots considering flying in Sisteron or in the Alps

Date Added: 22/05/2015 Last Modified: 22/05/2015 View Document

Going Further and Faster

S&G Article - Pete Masson offers tips on improving your cross-country speed

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 13/06/2015 View Document

How To Enjoy Your First Gliding Competition

S&G Article - Andy Davis draws on the team training programme and his own experience for tips to help you

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 05/01/2016 View Document

How to Fly Longer Distances

S&G Article - Ian Baker shares 7 success factors

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

How to Share a Thermal

S&G Article - Simon Adlard offers advice on keeping station in a thermal

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

How to Thermal Better

S&G Article - Jay Rebbeck advises on how to use a thermal

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Instructional Flights: How to Make the Most of Them

S&G Article - Debb Evans has some tips fpr making the most of your instructional flights

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Learning to Soar Slopes

S&G Article - Don Puttock offers advice on how to exploit hills

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 20/05/2015 View Document

Making the Most of the South Downs

A presentation that aims to introduce ridge soaring to pilots of all levels

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Planning Sheet

A planning sheet to help pilots map out their gliding goals

Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Prepare for Some Fun

S&G Article - Debb Evans offers some tips for a successful early cross-country flight

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 Last Modified: 13/05/2015 View Document

Reading the Sky Ahead

S&G Article - Jay Rebbeck advises on how to improve decision making

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Searching the Sky

S&G Article - Jay Rebbeck explains how to pick the racing line

TYPE: Date Added: 10/06/2015 View Document

Sowing the seeds of success - S&G

S&G article describing how coaching pilots can grow success

Date Added: 12/06/2015 View Document

Speed to Fly Calculator

An Excel spreadsheet that will calculate the theoretical speed to fly for any glider under any set of specific situations

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Thermalling secrets of success - S&G article

S&G article describing how to fly cross country more successfully through improved thermalling

Date Added: 12/06/2015 Last Modified: 12/06/2015 View Document

Trigger Points and Feeders

S&G Article - Justin Needham's experience of hang-gliding has led him to devote serious thought to thermal triggers and feeders

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document

Use the Others to Climb

S&G Article - Simon Adlard explains how to exploit company in your thermal

TYPE: Date Added: 29/04/2015 View Document