Examiners
The BGA provides support to volunteer gliding examiners operating at BGA clubs. The BGA examiner system is currently being transitioned to an EASA Part-FCL compliant system.
BGA Examiner Guidance and Standards
All Regional Examiners or prospective examiners as well as BGA Full Rated instructors who carry out Bronze and Cross Country endorsement tests should read the BGA publication ‘Examiner guidance‘ and the BGA Examining Standards booklet.
A suitably experienced full rated instructor who would like to become a Regional Examiner can discuss the way forward with their Senior Regional Examiner.
Examiner Forms
Examiner forms are available here.
Examiner Publications
Examiner publications are available here
Regions
Examining regions have been established to provide clubs and their members with co-ordinated support. Each regional team of instructor coaches and examiners is led by a Senior Regional Examiner. The regions and clubs are listed here.
EASA FCL Examiner Guidance and Standards
Any EASA FCL sailplane examiner operating at a BGA club must adhere to the required standards. Please refer to the BGA’s EASA Flight Examiner Handbook.
Examiner Contacts
The gliding examiner contacts are:
| Instructor Committee Chairman | |||||||||||
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| Colin Sword | colin@lovat-fraser.co.uk | 07876 156991 | |||||||||
| Training Standards Manager | |||||||||||
| Mike Fox | mike@gliding.co.uk | 07752 615368 | |||||||||
| Motor Glider Training Standards | |||||||||||
| Paul Whitehead | pf.whitehead@btinternet.com | 07773614857 | SRE SLMG | ||||||||
| Towing Training Standards | |||||||||||
| Derren Francis | derrenfrancis@aol.com | 07880558120 | CRI(A) | ||||||||
| Aerobatics Training Standards | |||||||||||
| Colin Short | colin_short@sky.com | 07740 630590 | SRE Aeros | ||||||||
| North West & North Wales | |||||||||||
| Ged Terry | Ged.Terry@baesystems.com | 01642 313708 | SRE | ||||||||
| Bob Pettifer | bobepet@aol.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Pete Desmond | desmond.p@me.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Mike Fox | mike@gliding.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Simon Adlard | sadlard@dircon.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Steve Male | stevecmale@aol.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| South West & South Wales | |||||||||||
| Graham Morris | grahamdmorris@aol.com | 01454 322606 | SRE | ||||||||
| Tony Parker | tonyparker213@sky.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Andy Miller | andy@asmiller.freeserve.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Simon Minson | simonandjules@aol.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Adam Clarke | adamclarke145@hotmail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| North East | |||||||||||
| Derek Smith | dereksmith_sre@btinternet.com | 07941570413 | SRE | ||||||||
| Paul Whitehead | pf.whitehead@btinternet.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| John Maddison | jmaddison.pmaddison@btinternet.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Les Merritt | lrmouse1@aol.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| John Sentance | john.sentance@btinternet.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Andy Mason | BGA RE | ||||||||||
| Chris Price | chris.sw.price@hotmail.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| South East | |||||||||||
| Patrick Naegeli | patrick_naegeli@hotmail.com | 07836 357394 | SRE | ||||||||
| Colin Watt | colin.watt@lasham.org.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Gordon MacDonald | gordon.dmacdonald@googlemail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Barrie Elliott | barrieelliott@btinternet.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Tony Moulang | tony.moulang@talktalk.net | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Scotland & Borders | |||||||||||
| Colin Sword | colin@lovat-fraser.co.uk | 0787 61 56 991 | SRE | ||||||||
| Colin Hamilton | cjh1959@gmail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Kate Byrne | katefbyrne@gmail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Thames Valley | |||||||||||
| John Garrett | jgarrett4@toucansurf.com | 07801 490785 | SRE | ||||||||
| Pete Brown | pbrown196@hotmail.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Pete Stratten | pete@gliding.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Dave Bullock | bullockda406@gmail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Andrew Roch | andy@londonglidingclub.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Andy Perkins | andyp917@hotmail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Martyn Pike | mpikey@aol.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Colin Davey | colin.davey1@ntlworld.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Daniel Chilcot | danchilcot87@gmail.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| East Anglia | |||||||||||
| Dave Munro | dave@munro.cloud | 07858 103815 | SRE | ||||||||
| Robert Theil | robtheil@aol.com | BGA RE | |||||||||
| Martin Day | martin@martindaycs.co.uk | BGA RE | |||||||||
The powered/SLMG examiners and who does what are:
TEST OR CHECK REQUIRED EXAMINER
Rating revalidation by experience R (Most other examiner authorisations also include the authority to revalidate by experience) Initial appointment and revalidation/renewal
By the CAA after recommendation by the BGA
Process
Candidate to complete CAA forms (SRG1128) and send them to the BGA with a covering letter from his/her club's CFI or Chairman.
Before approving the application and returning it to the applicant for onwards posting to the CAA, the BGA will consult with the Instructors Committee Chairman, the BGA SRE(MG) and the BGA Chief Exec.
NPPL Ground Exams GR(SLMG) or GR(M)
NPPL SLMG
flight tests and ground exams XMG
JAR-FCL TMG flight tests FE(PPL) or TMG
Initial issue of CAA FI(SLMG) FIE
Revalidation/ renewal of
CAA's FI(SLMG) FIE or “BGA Panel Examiner” (CAP804, Section 5 Part H, Subpart 2, Page 4).
Use CAA Instructor Form 3 SRG 1135
A BGA Panel Examiner is defined by the BGA: “A BGA SRE or RE who also holds a CAA CAA FE, FIE or XMG Authorisation and the FI(SLMG) rating .”
Initial issue, revalidation/ renewal & upgrades of BGA MGIR A BGA SRE or RE who also holds the rating in question
Number Of Examiners
The Association will aim to ensure that the number of examiners in each region is balanced against the regions needs.
Payment
CAA fees are to be paid by candidates. 50% of the revalidation but not initial or lapsed rating renewal fees may be re-claimed from the BGA at its discretion by examiners active within the Association.
Advice – taken from the CAA’s TRAININGCOM 1/2008
“We regularly receive applications from instructors to be authorised as examiners, particularly FE PPL. Sometimes we have difficulty justifying the authorisation of additional examiners as our records indicate that several are already listed as available, either at that particular airfield, or within a reasonable distance. Further enquiries often reveal, however, that some of these examiners have moved on, are no longer active or are otherwise unavailable for test.
Therefore, if you are (or know of) an examiner who is no longer active, please inform (or prompt him/her to inform) the CFE via PLD at Gatwick to enable us to update our list of examiner availability.
Whilst on the topic of examiner availability: all examiners are expected to be professional and courteous and their integrity should be above reproach. They should also be impartial and apply the test and check standards fairly, without favour and to common standards. Therefore, although it may seem advantageous for schools and clubs to have a designated examiner on the staff, it should not be necessary.”
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Andy Miller SRE(MG) |
FIE (SLMG) |
Wiltshire |
01249 821031 |
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Andy Aveling |
XMG CRI (SEP/TMG)
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Lasham |
07880 730255 |
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Peter Brown |
FI(SLMG) |
Halton |
pbrown196@hotmail.co.uk |
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Ray Brownrigg |
FI(SLMG) |
Oxfordshire Sportflying |
01608 677208 |
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Dave Bullock |
BGA RE |
Bicester |
07901 553 341 |
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Gordon Burkett |
GR(SLMG) |
Bidford |
01789 772606 |
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David Cockburn |
FE (PPL) SEP, SSEA TMG, SLMG, GR |
LN8 3BH |
07715 366 239 |
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Jon Cooke |
FIE(a) (SEP, TMG, MEP & Microlights) |
Tatenhill, Wellesbourne |
0777 345 9756 |
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Andy Durston |
CRI (TMG,SEP), R |
Portsmouth |
07863 292310 |
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Barrie Elliott |
X(MG) |
SO32 3PQ |
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Derren Francis |
R |
Bicester |
07880 558120 |
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John Garrett |
BGA RE Thames Valley FE |
Bicester |
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Don Irving |
FE (PPL, SLMG) |
Portmoak |
01592 840359 |
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Matt Lane |
FE(PPL) (SEP, TMG) |
Oxfordshire/ Gloucestershire |
07725 048651 |
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Justin Lavender |
EASA PPL FE (SEP land & TMG) NPPL CAA Ground Examiner |
Wales/West Midlands |
jjdlavender@gmail.com 07775 644199 |
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Mick Lee |
FI SEP TMG(SLMG) |
NG34 8WY |
01529 303249 (H) |
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Colin McInnes |
FI(A) (SEP, TMG, SLMG) |
Halton |
01296630487 |
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Ian Mitchell |
FI (TMG, SLMG) FE (TMG, SLMG) CRI (TMG,SEP) Sailplane towing instructor GR (TMG,SLMG) |
Devon & Somerset |
07977 230067 |
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Ian Kennedy |
FI (SLMG), R |
South Wales |
07957 195443 |
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Jonathan May |
FI (SEP, TMG, SLMG, M) FE (TMG, SLMG Sailplane towing instructor (SEP, TMG, M) |
Bicester |
FE{at}JonathanMay.co.uk |
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Les Merritt |
GR |
Buckminster |
01572 812911 |
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Dave Munro |
XMG |
Tibbenham |
01502 712389 |
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Alastair Mutch |
R |
Portmoak |
07785 264511 |
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Patrick Naegeli |
SRE(South East) |
RG25 2RF |
07836 357394 |
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Alan Nicholson |
FE(PPL) |
NE Scotland |
07837 465 147 |
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Andrew Roch |
BGA RE (Thames) |
Dunstable |
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George Ross |
XMG GR (SLMG) |
Portmoak & Oban (Connell) |
0131 665 0998 |
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Chula Rupasinha |
R |
London |
07769 920076 |
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Colin Sword |
FE (PPL & SLMG) |
Scotland & N England |
07876 156991 |
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Clive Stainer |
TMG |
Hinton in the Hedges |
07970 179 527 |
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Pete Stratten |
E (SLMG)/XMG |
Northants |
07749908444 Note – can arrange for PPL theoretical knowledge examinations to be taken by BGA club members during office hours at BGA HQ |
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Paul Whitehead |
GR (SLMG) |
Yorkshire |
01904 737254 |
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Steve Williams |
GR |
Southdown GC |
07747 790706 |
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Alan Wrigley |
BGA RE |
Rufforth |
alanwrigley@hotmail.co.uk |
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Ian Atherton |
FI(SLMG) R. CRI A (SE & TMG), R. |
Oxfordshire |
ianav8r@gmail.com 07712 674242 |
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Lee Ingram |
FI (SEP) (TMG) FE (TMG) (SLMG) XMG GR (SLMG) RFT Examiner |
MotorGlide Wellesbourne www.motorglide.co.uk |
lee@motorglide.co.uk 07976 985689 |
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John Blakemore |
FI(SLMG) FE(SLMG) X(MG) |
Oxfordshire Sportflying, Enstone Airfield |
johnedward.blakemore@hotmail.com 07766 924321
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Mike Collins |
FI(SLMG) FI(A) TMG CRI SE (TMG, SEP) Sailplane Towing Instructor
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East Sussex Gliding Club (Ringmer) |
01825 840347 mike-tc@msn.com |
CAA examiners can be found through the CAA website.