BGA Junior Gliding Centre (JGC) accreditation is awarded to clubs in recognition of the club having policies, procedures and support systems in place that encourage participation by young pilots. Clubs are supported by the BGA in developing and maintaining JGC accreditation. We’re delighted to announce that Lorna Sleigh and Claire…

The BGA’s ‘Next Generation Inspector’ initiative, which aims to encourage involvement in sailplane maintenance and qualification as a BGA Inspector, was launched at the 26th October BGA Club Development Conference followed by a presentation by Dominic Newton, the BGA’s Part66L development lead and detailed discussion in a club technical officer…

As an experienced glider pilot, do you need some support to develop and reach your gliding goals and dreams? If so, the Ted Lys Award is there to help and, uniquely, is there to support both individual pilots and groups with a shared objective. The award is financial support, typically…

The 2025 revision BGA instructor manual has been updated to reflect the SPL training syllabus and is currently being published as a ‘beta’ version. All the sections of the manual should be published by the end of October 2025. You can view the 2025 BGA instructor manual content here.  

The September edition of Airprox Insight features an Airprox between a Hawk and a PA28 over the North Pennines. The article highlights an area where military low flying training takes place and discusses possible options for GA pilots (and others) flying in these areas to increase their awareness of military…

To ensure that all qualified BGA glider pilots will have an SPL with the correct privileges when required, the BGA’s CAA-approved SPL conversion application and checking procedure results in a painless application process. Thousands of pilots at BGA clubs now hold an SPL. For a variety of reasons, not all…

The next BGA Flight Radio Telephony Operator’s Licence (FRTOL) course begins on Tuesday 9th December 2025, providing full training for the licence required to use most non-gliding VHF radio channels. If you’d like to participate, please register now at www.ruskin.me.uk/bga-frtol-course/sign-up We’re also recruiting experienced radio users to coach small groups of FRTOL…

At the end of September, BGA clubs received a request for a speedy response to the annual return, which will assist in assessing the initial impacts of the 2025 initiative raising awareness of gliding. We look forward to receiving all club annual returns as promptly as possible and ideally by…

The BGA’s Sailplane Flight Crew Licensing (SFCL) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) webpage is regularly updated. If you have a question that you haven’t been able to answer by thumbing through the SFCL rules, the FAQs are a useful resource. You can view the FAQs here.

The Competitions Committee is pleased to announce that Alistair Emson has been appointed British Gliding Team Manager with immediate effective. Alistair is an experienced competition pilot, flies at the Bristol and Gloucestershire GC, and has been very involved with the Junior team until now. He is a very welcome addition…