BGA Administration Frequently Asked Questions

There are a number of topics of BGA administration that frequently result in members feeling that they have to contact the BGA office. To assist the membership, the BGA encourages all those that have queries regarding any aspect of our sport to utilise the large amount of information on this website.

The following links may ease your path to details relating to frequently asked questions.

How Do I Become an Instructor?

Information

Airworthiness & EASA

Procedures

Registration of Gliders

Procedures & Advice - Leaflet 3-7 provides full details

BGA Competition Numbers/Markings

All BGA gliders should carry a BGA competition number/marking. Advice on choosing an individual competition marking can be found here.

Buying a Glider

Advice from the BGA Chief Technical Officer

Pilot Licensing

Licencing information re gliders, self sustaining gliders and self launching gliders

Medical

BGA Medical Requirements

For urgent enquiries, or if you have problems finding the information you require, contact office@gliding.co.uk or telephone 0116 2531051.