The PA25 Pawnee type certificate holder is based in Argentina. An airworthiness directive has been published by the Argentinian CAA. The AD involves ongoing inspection of the wing structure, potentially including non-destructive testing. Any club that operates a PA25 Pawnee that has yet to engage with the small group involved with developing a proportionate and…

A celebration of the life of Roger Quiller Barrett, a former BGA vice-president, will take place on Thursday 10th October 2024 from 13.00 for 13.30 at Shendish Manor, London Road, Apsley, Herts HP3 0AA. Anyone attending from gliding is asked to RSVP to family contacts available from the BGA office….

In February 2024 the CAA launched a four-week public consultation seeking stakeholder views on various topics associated with carbon monoxide (CO) in piston engine aircraft. The consultation asked nine technical questions and allowed for additional comments to be provided. A total of 271 responses to the consultation were received. A…

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. The voting pools for each class are…

The 2024 Junior National Gliding Championship is being run by The Gliding Centre at Husbands Bosworth airfield from the 17th – 25th August. Good luck to all the competitors, crews and organisers! You can follow the results here.  

There’s still time to book your early bird ticket for the Royal Aeronautical Society’s President’s Conference 2024: Design, Build, Fly, taking place on 15-16 October 2024 at RAeS HQ  in London. Drawing inspiration from the German Akafliegs – groups of aeronautical engineering students who team up to design, build and…

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…

The 38th FAI World Gliding Championship in the Open, 20m two-seat and 18m classes gets underway in Uvalde, Texas from the 14th August. The British Gliding Team is fielding very experienced pilots, including previous European and World medal winners. This is an international competition debut for the very new Jonkers…

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.