The Monthly BGA May Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
BGA April Newsletter
The Monthly BGA April Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
BGA March Newsletter
The Monthly BGA March Newsletter is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
First 2014 Cross Country Gliding Day
A challenging initial cross country gliding day with Den Heslop and Rob Lockett declaring a 170k triangle. Den managed to get home after a low grovel near Stowmarket but Rob landed out close to home. A good start on the National Ladder 🙂 Many other rewarding flights from Wormingford today with Graham Winch climbing to […]
High flying Joan does it again!
Joan Leonard from Bardfield Saling, near Braintree is no stranger to high flying. She may be 83 years old but having already enjoyed hot air balloon rides both in this country and over the Serengeti Game Park in East Africa, she was not to be deterred when her family gave her a voucher to try […]
Farnborough Airspace Meeting
Information Meeting – Farnborough Airspace Change Proposal An information meeting about the Farnborough airspace change proposals will be held at Lasham at 1pm on Sunday 23rd March. If you fly anywhere in the south of England, you need to know about this. If you want to continue to fly anywhere in the south of England, […]
Defibrillator
Doctor Kaz giving members a briefing about the correct use of the club defibrillator and how to treat someone if they faint or pass-out. If you want to learn more about our Zoll AED Defribillator follow this link for a step-by-step demo or watch the video below. We’ve asked Kaz to extend this post in order […]
EASA Pilot Licence Conversion
The BGA has published a presentation designed to help pilots understand the basics of the EASA pilot licence conversion process (Part-FCL). The presentation was originally used during their recent regional meetings on the subject, it is available in PDF format and can be downloaded from here EASA License Conversion Although not intended to replace the detailed […]
Cross Country Gliding 2014
Our first cross country gliding day of 2014 resulted in Rob Lockett and Mark Butcher landing out at Wattisham and most of the club fleet enjoying many long flights in the strong thermic conditions across Anglia. The day got even better with four new members joining the club after experiencing what soaring is all about!
Junior Gliding Competition & Coaching
2014 Junior Gliding Championships & Two Seater Training The 2014 Junior Championships are due to take place at Lasham from 16th – 24th August. As usual, alongside the competition, they will be running a Two Seater Training Course. Applications are now open for both the competition and the course – if you are not sure […]
BGA February Newsletter
The BGA Monthly Newsletter for February is now available. A pdf version of this is available here
