The BGA training record card template (for other than navigation and field landing training) has been updated to reinforce items relevant to preparation for flight. The template training record card, syllabus and other resources continue to be available linked from the Pilot Training webpage.

The CAA has published the report into the completed uAvionix ADS-B beacon trial that was supported by Burn Gliding Club, Cambridge Gliding Centre, Derbyshire and Lancashire GC, Lasham Gliding Society, and The Gliding Centre. The Executive summary includes; “Feedback showed that 978MHz UAT ADS-B Obstruction Beacons do deliver their function…

Deeside GC is looking for a full-time tug pilot for the autumn wave season, and an airfield assistant during October. Those interested should contact Deeside GC for full details including benefits via office(at)deesideglidingclub.co.uk

BGA accident and incident occurrence data demonstrates that so far during 2023, there have been four accidents on the ground when towing gliders. Three of those accidents involved substantial damage. Looking back over a ten-year period, among all substantial damage accidents to aircraft during ground operations, almost 50% of these…

An Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) for a Temporary Danger Area (TDA) is under consultation with a closing date of 22 September 2023. The ACP is here. The two commercial drone companies intend to extend a previous Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) trial into a larger trial protected by segregated…

Whilst UK gliding has made great progress over the many years of the safe winch launching campaign, new pilots need to understand the issues and existing pilots need to be periodically reminded about the available guidance. This Dutch report into a tragic accident references BGA safe winch launching information published…

An inspection to verify correct connection and adjustment of a critical part following maintenance is known as an independent inspection. In non-Part 21 aircraft parlance, this is also known as a duplicate inspection. A BGA AMP ‘Independent / Duplicate Inspections of Critical Tasks’ has been published.

We have been advised that sometime in the not too distant future Günther Eichhorn will be shutting down the soaringweb.org server (and two mirrors). Fortunately, all of the content will continue to be available at Tom Serkowski’s server at http://serkowski.com/soaring/ and Luke Szczepaniak’s server at https://soaring.silentflight.ca/ You can read more…

A CAA safety notice has been published that aims to raise awareness of i) the hazards associated with carbon monoxide exposure, ii) the means of minimising the likelihood of carbon monoxide contamination and iii) to provide guidance on the use of carbon monoxide detectors in GA aircraft. The safety notice…

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