News and Notices
Royal Air Squadron Young Instructor Bursaries!
Posted onThe Royal Air Squadron is an association of friends with a common interest in all forms of private light aviation, promoting aviation in the United Kingdom and to develop and maintain aviation links around the world. With a focus on pilots between the ages of 16 and 26 years old…
Hawarden RMZ guide
Posted onA new Hawarden RMZ guide includes a summary of the RMZ and details its requirements.
Draft competition rules for 2025
Posted onThe draft competition rules for 2025 have been published along with an explanatory document. You can view both documents here.
The Air League gliding scholarships!
Posted onThe Air League is offering three gliding scholarship categories including a Gliding to Solo scholarship, SLMG Conversion scholarship and Pilot Development scholarship. Gliding to Solo scholarship This scholarship provides an introductory gliding to solo course. The course is held over a two-week period on pre-selected dates at an Air League…
NATS OpenAir consultation
Posted onA couple of individuals have contacted the BGA about the soon to close NATS OpenAir consultation (closes 31 Jan 2025) As previously reported, the BGA along with BMAA and LAA has been engaged by NATS on this topic. The BGA has responded in detail to the consultation. If anyone is…
Refreshed BGA website homepage!
Posted onThe refreshed BGA website homepage is now live! As well as being much more newcomer-centric, the new design will also allow us to use the page in a range of new ways for raising public awareness of gliding. Please note that if it’s not displaying properly, you will need to…
BGA Conference - 22 February 2025!
Posted onOn Saturday 22nd February 2025, the BGA Sporting conference, exhibition and evening awards dinner is returning to Holywell Park Conference Centre, Loughborough University followed by an awards dinner at Burleigh Court Hotel, Loughborough University. Both venues are a short walk or a 2-minute drive apart on the University Campus. We’ve…
Preparing for flight
Posted onPreparing for flight is a crucially important process involving both the pilot and the glider (or other aircraft). It’s been a particularly poor winter for flying opportunities in the UK and understandably many are keen to get airborne. Thinking of flying soon? Please take a few minutes to review this…
Club Safety Officer Seminars 2025
Posted onThe BGA Safety Committee is once again running some one-day Club Safety Officer seminars this winter. These seminars are a chance to share club and BGA experience with the aim of enhancing Club Safety Officers’ contributions to safety in club flying. Places are currently available at the following seminars: Sunday…
UK Junior Nationals 2025 - entries now open
Posted onEntries for the UK Junior Nationals 2025 are now open! The competition is being hosted by Cotswold GC at Aston Down airfield and run by their experienced competition organising team. If you are interested in entering what should be an awesome gliding competition, please follow this link.