As expected following the previously reported EASA Proposed Airworthiness Directive, the following AD has been published: AD 2026-0112 – GROB AIRCRAFT SE – Fuel Shut-off Valve – Inspection / Replacement Full details are available here

The BGA CTO will be running two pilot owner maintenance seminars online on Friday 9th October and Thursday 18th October Please follow this link to book your place https://members.gliding.co.uk/courses-seminars-and-events/courses-2/ This seminar supports those involved with helping to maintain gliders at their club or to maintain their own glider. It’s an ideal…

The 40th Anniversary Wolds GC two-seater gliding competition will be held this year from 23rd to 30th August! For the first time, Wolds GC are introducing the ‘Director’s Challenge’, which will run on those days when the great British weather prevents launching on regular competition tasks. Plus lots of bonus…

Please note that the Sailplane Grand Prix organisers at Lasham have established an RA(T) over Lasham 4-13 June 2026. You can read more here.

The venues and dates for the 2027 UK National gliding competitions are: 18m/20m multi-seat/ Club Class Nationals, Lasham, 29 May -6 June 2027 Standard/15m/Open Class Nationals, Husbands Bosworth, 12-20 June 2027 Junior Nationals,  Nympsfield, 21-29 August 2027

We are saddened to learn that Jon Gatfield, a great pilot, a friend to many, and an enthusiastic advocate our sport, is no longer with us following an accident at the Sailplane Grand Prix at Varese, Italy. You can read more here. Our thoughts are with his family and friends….

The FAI, the World Air Sports Federation, has announced the launch of the “International Day of Air Sports”, to be celebrated annually on 14 October from 2026 onwards. This new global initiative aims to bring together the air sports community worldwide in a coordinated celebration. Across the world, individuals, clubs,…

The 40th FAI World Gliding Championships for the Open, 18 Metre and 20 Metre Multi-seat classes is underway at Rudniki airfield near Częstochowa, in southern Poland and ends on the 30 May 2026. You can view the results day by day here.    

The 2026 European Gliding Championships (EGC) will take place six weeks after the World Gliding Championships, in Ostrów Wielkopolski in western Poland. This event is the premier continental competition for European pilots and focuses on the Club, Standard, and 15 metre glider classes, which are not flown at the World…

Nominations for the FAI Prince Alvaro de Orleans-Borbon Grant 2026 are currently open until 30 June 2026. The grant awards CHF 20,000 to a person or organisation supporting research, development, and innovation in air sports. In 2026, particular focus is given to innovations related to simulated flying and aviation-related digital or…