10. Spins and spiral dives

11a. Winch launch

11b. Aerotowing

11d. Car launching

12. Circuit planning

12b. Approach control

12c. Landing

13. First solo flight

14. Advanced turning

15a. Thermal soaring

15b. Ridge soaring

15c. Wave soaring

16. Out-landing

17a. Flight planning

17b. In flight navigation

17c. Cross country techniques

2. Emergency procedures

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3. Preparation for flight

4. Initial air experience

5. Effects of controls

5a. Effects of controls - flaps

5b. Effects of controls - airbrakes

5c. Effects of controls - undercarriage

6. Co-ordinated rolling

7. Straight flight

8. Turning

9. Slow flight and stalling

Basic aerobatics

BGA Instructor Manual, section 1-1

Introduction and Giving Your Best as an Instructor

BGA Instructor Manual, section 1-2

Ground Handling

BGA Instructor Manual, section 1-3

How to Read a Logbook

BGA Instructor Manual, section 1-4

Checklists

BGA Instructor Manual, section 1-5

Lookout

BGA Instructor Manual, section 1-6

Airmanship and Threat Management

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-10

Turning

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-11

Airbrakes and Spoilers

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-12

Approach Control

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-13

Landing

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-7

Effects of Controls

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-8

Use of the Trimmer

BGA Instructor Manual, section 2-9

The Straight Glide

BGA Instructor Manual, section 3-14

Circuit Planning, part 1

BGA Instructor Manual, section 3-15

Circuit Planning, part 2

BGA Instructor Manual, section 4-17

Aerotow Launching

BGA Instructor Manual, section 5-18

Stalling

BGA Instructor Manual, section 5-19

Spinning and Spiral Dives

BGA Instructor Manual, section 6-20

First Solo

BGA Instructor Manual, section 6-21

Flaps

BGA Instructor Manual, section 6-22

Type Conversion

BGA Instructor Manual, section 6-23

Solo Supervision

BGA Instructor Manual, section 6-24

Thermalling

BGA Instructor Manual, section 7-25

Navigation

BGA Instructor Manual, section 7-26

Radio Telephony (RT)

BGA Instructor Manual, section 7-27

Meteorology and Instructing

BGA Instructor Manual, section 7-28

Aerobatic Training

BGA Instructor Manual, section 8-29

Conduct of Trial Lessons

BGA Instructor Manual, section 8-30

Instructor Patter Notes

BGA Instructor Manual, section 8-31

Rigging, Derigging and Daily Inspection

Check lists

Giving your best as an instructor

Ground handling

How to read a logbook

Patter notes

Radio telephony

Supervising flying

Supervising flying

Threat and Error Management

Type conversion

Using glider simulators