A proposed amendment to the BGA developed Alternative Means of Compliance that extends the required inspection interval for non-destructive testing in PA25 Pawnee wings to 1000 hrs/4 years and thus significantly reducing maintenance cost and increasing availability has been accepted and published by the CAA. Thanks Mark Recht (Deeside GC)…

BGA Pilot-Owner Maintenance seminars are available on Saturday 14th and Friday 20th February. A BGA Inspector seminar is available on Saturday 21st February. This is suitable for initial issue and refresher purposes. You can read more and book here.

A refresher seminar in the previous 36 months forms part of the FI(S) rolling recency requirement. You can book a refresher seminar here.

Several BGA facilitated FI(S) courses are now available for booking. The venues to date are: The Gliding Centre Cambridge GC London GC Southdown GC You can read more and book here.

As one gliding club recently reminded it’s members: A skill is like a message written in chalk on an outdoor wall – it gets eroded a little every day. If the writing is retraced repeatedly, it will become more enduring. Even then, it will be eroded if it is not…

Following club successes and learning from the 2025 National Women Go Gliding Weekend, plans are evolving for a similar initiative during 2026 over the weekend of 2nd-4th of May. More information will follow including direct to BGA clubs.  

The list of Part66L e-exam invigilators has been updated on our Part66L theoretical knowledge examinations webpage. You can view the information here.

The Junior British Gliding Team is looking for a volunteer Team Captain for the Junior World Gliding Championship 2026 Term which is being held at Aalan, Germany. You can read more details about this great opportunity here.

A military flying exercise involving up to 90 aircraft is expected to take place in northern England and the Scottish borders during 26-29th January 2026 and 2-5th February 2026, as detailed in CAA Airspace Co-ordination Notice AR-2025-8163. ACN AR-2025-8163 can be viewed here

The ‘Next Generation Inspector’ initiative is focussed on developing and delivering theoretical knowledge guidance and online training, as well as encouraging and informing practical experience supported by existing inspectors and clubs. Several information roadshows have taken place at BGA clubs that are open to all. There are more planned, including…