Teaching and Learning There is a Teaching & Learning online seminar on 21st/22nd May. The seminar is a prerequisite for BGA instructor training. More details and booking are available here. Flight Instructor Coach There is a Flight Instructor Coach (FIC) online seminar on the 25th/26th June. The seminar is part…

The CAA has told us that they are delighted to be continuing their aviation and aerospace Virtual Work Experience offering for 2024! Programme dates – 22nd July – 9th August Eligibility Criteria – age range 15-18 years Registration is open now: STEM | Work experience at CAA – STEM

The BGA Sporting Conference is a free to attend annual conference that in its current format includes a day of presentation on a variety of topics including BGA updates, technical descriptions of new gliders or gliding products, relevant safety and operational detail including airspace, and success stories from various individuals….

The first UK ‘National Women’s Go Gliding Weekend’ was a great success! Lots of women discovered gliding for the first time, several have already committed to learning to fly and the participating clubs all had a great time meeting new people and showing off their facilities and opportunities. We expect…

There is a Part 2 BGA instructor course planned at Cambridge GC 3rd – 8th June 2024. You can read more and book here – https://members.gliding.co.uk/events/part-2-instructor-course-3rd-8th-june-2024/

A great bunch of 10 students from all walks of life, serving and veterans, got together at Wyvern gliding club (Army Gliding Association) for an adapted 5 day gliding course.  The Monday was lost to high winds but that was an ideal opportunity to cover the necessary background theory ahead…

In support of its members interests, the BGA works closely with the GA Alliance. The GA Alliance represents some 72,000 subscription paying members of organisations working in in partnership. The members are the British Balloon and Airship Club (BBAC), British Gliding Association (BGA), British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (BHPA),…

The SFCL FI(S) rolling recency requirements (SFCL.360) include a refresher seminar within the previous 3 years. There is an SFCL FI(S) refresher seminar during the evenings of the 22nd and 23rd April 2024. You can read more and book here.

The FAI is delivering a webinar on the 12th May designed for pilots of any air sports and skydivers who are eager to resume their activities after a break. Its main objective is to raise awareness about the decline in skills that occurs when individuals take a break, such as…

The latest FLARM update has resulted in a temporary incompatibility with the software used in some devices with FLARM transmit only capability as used by the para gliding and hang gliding community. The manufacturer of XC Tracer devices has developed a software update. The OGN have knowledge of the protocol…