The vote to select the Team to represent Great Britain at the 39th World Gliding Championships 15m, Club, and Standard classes at Tabor CZE in June 2025 will open on 19th August 2024 and will run up to and including the 30th August. Once again, the voting will take place…

After a week of mixed gliding weather at the UK club class nationals hosted by the Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club at Nympsfield, we’re delighted to report that the 2024 UK club class national champion is John Roberts (LS3)! The full results are available here.

Stratford Gliding Club is the latest BGA club to be WInG accredited! You can read more about Women and Inclusivity in Gliding (WInG) here.

The following UK National gliding competitions have been agreed for 2025: Standard, 15m and Open classes at Lasham. 24 May – 1 June. Club class at Dunstable. 26 July – 3 August. 18m and 20m multi-seat classes at Husbands Bosworth. 16-24 August. Junior Nationals at Aston Down. 16-24 August.

The BGA has signed the Sport England Going for Green Pledge. Small steps can lead to big results in our aim to become more environmentally sustainable. Any club can join us in signing Sport England’s #goingforgreenpledge and commit to making a difference. You can read more about gliding and the…

Some pilots may be surprised that they can legally carry out and certify limited maintenance on their sailplane, i.e. without the need for a BGA inspector. You can read more about pilot-owner maintenance privileges here.

As part of a project to develop a spine-shell with the aim of protecting glider pilots from spinal injuries in accidents, female and male pilots are being scanned at Loughborough University on the 31st July and 1st August. A few more female pilots are needed otherwise the results for females would…

Bidford Gliding and Flying Club is the latest BGA club to be WInG accredited! You can read more about Women and Inclusivity in Gliding (WInG) here.

Infringements of controlled airspace are potentially very dangerous. Although very few of the many infringements of controlled airspace in the UK each year involve gliders, any airspace infringement by a glider pilot damages the reputation of gliding. A glider that was being flown from a wave site that hosts visitors…

It is our sad duty to report that Roger Quiller Barrett, a Vice-President of the BGA, passed away on the 26th of June. Roger’s interests in addition to gliding included ballooning, photography, publishing, world travel and more. Roger’s family has advised the BGA that there will be a celebration of…