These online seminars support those involved with helping to maintain gliders at their club or to maintain their own glider. As well as being helpful to pilots and clubs, it’s an ideal step for anyone planning to be a BGA inspector. The course aims to give more knowledge (especially with…

The BGA Medical requirements have been updated to align with the SPL and the related medical requirements. Pilots flying non-Part 21 gliders continue to be supported with essentially unchanged BGA medical requirements. You can view the BGA medical requirements here.

The amended exemption that permits student pilots training for an SPL to fly as pilot in command using a CAA Pilot Medical Declaration (PMD) has been published by the CAA. You can view the CAA exemption here. 

Scottish Airspace Modernisation is a coordinated programme of three Airspace Change Proposals (ACP’s) sponsored by Glasgow Airport, Edinburgh Airport and NATS with the quoted shared aim of delivering quicker, quieter, more resilient and environmentally cleaner journeys to meet the aim of the Government’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy. Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh…

Resulting from trend data and an AAIB recommendation, the CAA is promoting training and pre-flight consideration of partial power loss in aeroplanes and powered sailplanes including TMGs. For example, partial power loss training is included in the latest SFCL SPL TMG extension syllabus. The CAA’s safety promotion contractor, Astral Aviation,…

An FI(S) refresher seminar within the previous three years is a part of FI(S) rolling recency. FI(S) refresher seminars are open for bookings during September, October, November and January. Read more and book here.    

The Competitions Committee considers rule changes for the coming season in October and November each year. If you took part in a rated competition in 2025, the Competitions Committee would very much like to hear your ideas for improvement to the rule book. Since starting this consultation process in 2023,…

The BGA has received a report of an SZD 54 Perkoz that has suffered an airbrake torque tube failure on the ground. Perkoz owners have been contacted by the BGA, including an instruction to check before next flight that the air brake torque tube complies with a specific AD. If…

A CAA exemption is expected during September 2025 that will permit use of a Pilot Medical Declaration (PMD) by student pilots flying solo in Part 21 aircraft after 30th September 2025. As previously advised, student pilots are encouraged to obtain a CAA Pilot Medical Declaration without delay. There is guidance…

A CASC club was recently challenged by their fuel supplier as to whether they should be using red diesel. Clarification was sought from HMRC who confirmed that red diesel can be for vehicles operating on land maintained by a CASC and moreover that this is not confined to airfield maintenance activities and so also…