Glider pilots are humans. Regardless of experience, all have limitations. It is a well-known fact that refresher information helps to build resilience. A refresher self-briefing for glider pilots has been put together to help glider pilots enjoy a safe start to their 2025 flying season. If you are a glider…

The 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…

A new Hawarden RMZ guide includes a summary of the RMZ and details its requirements.

The draft competition rules for 2025 have been published along with an explanatory document. You can view both documents here.

The 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…

Preparing 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…

The 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…

Entries 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.

Each year the BGA supports competition training for young pilots alongside the UK Junior Nationals. This year we have up to 10 places available for aspiring pilots to learn from some of the best pilots. If you are interested in being awarded a sponsored place, please follow this link.

The following EASA AD will be of interest to some TMG operators and may be of interest to Eurofox operators as it may also become a CAA Mandatory Permit Directive – EAD 2025-0019-E – BRP-ROTAX GmbH & Co KG: Engine / Electrical Power – Internal Generator – Inspection / Replacement…