Volunteers’ Week provides a great opportunity to get a realistic and cheerful view of gliding in the local press and across local social media. ‘Realistic’ because the messaging is naturally that gliding is so much more than ‘just’ the flying. This is where you can celebrate the incidental (and fulfilling)…

As it is likely that many people were unable to attend the BGA conference back in late February 2024 and have since possibly overlooked the online full article describing that successful and well-supported event that is linked from the most recent S&G magazine and available here.

The BGA Competition Organisers Guide has been updated. You can view the 2024 version here.

Owners of Puchaczs have been supplied with details of the Allstar approved repair scheme for the previously publicised seat back defect. Any Puchacz owner at a BGA club who has not received the information or needs further guidance can contact BGA CTO Gordon MacDonald via the BGA office.

Potential new instructors and existing instructors – we have places available on a T&L seminar online on the 6th April. You can book here.

Yorkshire Gliding Club is BGA WInG accredited. WInG is a process that supports clubs in developing their approach to inclusivity. You can read more here.

The ongoing wet weather across much of the UK means that several gliding clubs have waterlogged airfields and as a result, flying opportunities for their members have been very limited. As club CFIs and others have previously noted (for example after the Covid restrictions were lifted), experienced pilots who are…

London Gliding Club is the latest BGA WInG accredited club. WInG is a process that supports clubs in developing their approach to inclusivity. You can read more here.

Pilot/owner maintenance is an important privilege under Part ML that allows pilots to carry out and certify a prescribed significant amount of maintenance on their aircraft. BGA pilot/owner maintenance courses help pilot/owners to understand the privilege and the associated requirements. A pilot/owner course is planned for Saturday 4th May 2024….

The CAA has recently announced that its charges that are applicable to General Aviation will increase by 7.7%. from 1st April 2024. The charges applicable to Commercial Air Transport and airports will increase by 5.3% and charges applicable to Space Flight will remain unchanged. The CAA Scheme of Charges can…