Details of three BGA Part 2 instructor courses have been published: Monday 13th May – Saturday 18th May 2024 at The Gliding Centre, Husbands Bosworth Sunday 14th July – Friday 19th July 2024 at The Scottish Gliding Centre, Portmoak Monday 9th September – Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Gliding…

Lasham Gliding Society is advertising a full time Deputy Chief Flying Instructor employment opportunity. Full details are available here.

Cross-channel gliding flights are incredibly rare. The Home Office has asked us to report that the UK government is introducing regulations that will require information about international GA flights and persons on board to be submitted online in advance of departure for aircraft expecting to arrive or depart the UK….

Following detailed work by Paul Ruskin (Cambridge GC) and the CAA, thirty BGA gliding clubs now have newly allocated radio frequencies to help with local situational awareness. The frequencies are valid from 21st March. You can view the new frequency allocations here.  Electronic and paper charts will be updated when…

The Europe Air Sports January newsletter is available here.  

Following a review of examiner feedback, the BGA DTO FI(S) TMG course programme has been updated to clarify several elements of the associated flight training. You can view the BGA SFCL compliant training information here.  

As with many other avionics systems, all FLARM devices require continual firmware updates. FLARM updates are free. This is made possible thanks to a common firmware in all different FLARM devices. Previously, updates were required every 2-4 years according to an announced schedule. This was however problematic for many owners…

If a canopy opens in flight, it can be disastrous. Uncontrolled opening on the ground will usually result in damage. Here’s a note recently published by one of our busier gliding clubs, which states: the simple rule is, if the canopy is closed, it is locked. The pre-flight checks also…

Refused access to airspace? Don’t shrug it off – report it. You can read more here.  

A full time professional maintenance role has been advertised by Lasham Gliding Society. Details are available here.