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BGA January Newsletter
The Monthly BGA December Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
South Africa Sailplane Grand Prix
It’s worth taking some time to check out the Sailplane Grand Prix currently taking place at Worcester in South Africa. They set a 712k task on Day 1 – flown mostly without turning! Subsequent days have been averaging tasks of 400k that can be experienced via live coverage on the web link above.
Gaz takes a break!
Probably one of the earliest retrieves of the season. A nice sunny start ended up closing in very rapidly with a fog layer from the West cloaking most of East Anglia. Richard and Pablo had a good initial sortie to Seething followed by numerous circuits around uninviting airfields, eventually ending up at Crowfield safely tucked […]
Bronze Cross Country Achievements During 2014
This year is almost over but we continue to see additions to the long list of achievements within our 2014 ESGC licencing incentive, including Richard Hayhoe completing his Bronze Cross Country Endorsement with Den Heslop last week. Congratulations to Richard and all the other members who successfully passed their XC or achieved other badges during the year.
BGA December Newsletter
The Monthly BGA December Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
EASA Vote To Defer Implementation Of Pilot Licensing
BGA Newsflash Regarding Part FCL Licensing & Approved Training Organisations. The CAA has informed us today, 9th Oct 2014, that the EASA Committee has voted in favour of the proposed changes to legislation described in the October BGA Newsletter which will have the effect of deferring until 2018 the need to convert to Part-FCL licensing […]
BGA October Newsletter
The Monthly BGA October Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
Guy Westgate Achieves GoPro Video Of The Day
See Guy Westgate flying his pyro Fox here on GoPro’s site.
BGA September Newsletter
The Monthly BGA September Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
Flying single-seat microlight powered sailplanes
Following recent dialogue between BGA, BMAA and the CAA, the CAA has published an Information Notice explains why pilots holding an SLMG class rating or a LAPL(S)/SPL can fly single-seat microlight powered sailplanes that are within the allowed mass limit. You can download the CAA Information Document here CAA Information Notice 2014139
