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Training Syllabus

BGA Gliding Training Syllabus 

The following exercises are explained in depth in the BGA Instructors Manual (available in the BGA shop). The exercise numbers relate to those listed in the manual.

BGA Ab-Initio Flying Training Exercises

BGA Exercise No

Description

5

Lookout

6

Airmanship

7

Effects of Controls

8

Use of Trim

9

Straight Glide

10

Turning

11

Airbrakes and Spoilers

12

Approach Control

13

Landing

15

Circuit Planning

16

Wire Launching

17

Aerotow Launching

18

Stalling

19

Spinning & Spiral Dives

20

Solo

BGA Advanced Gliding Training Exercises

BGA Exercise No

Description

21

Use of Flaps

24

Thermal Flying Techniques

25

Navigation

26

Radio Telephony

27

Meteorology

28

Aerobatics

BGA Instructor Gliding Training - Additional Excercises

BGA Exercise No

Description

1

Method of Flying Instruction

2

Ground briefing

3

Reading Logbooks

4

Checklists

14

Briefing & Demonstrating Circuits

22

Type Conversion

23

Solo Supervision

BGA Theoretical Gliding Syllabus

The following BGA theoretical gliding subjects are explained in depth in the BGA Theory Manual. The chapter numbers relate to those listed in the manual.

BGA Theoretical Gliding Subjects

Chapter No

Description of Subject

2

Underpinning Physics and Principals

3

Lift, Drag & Boundary Layer

4

Forces in Flight

5

Structure and Flight Limitations

6

Stability and Control

7

Stalling and Spinning

8

Gliding and Performance

9

Variometers

10

Meteorology

Additional Theoretical References

Subject

Suggested Reference

Human Performance & Limitations

'Human Factors' by Jeremy Pratt, AFE Ltd

Self Launching Motor Glider Theory

NPPL SLMG Syllabus

Specialist Gliding Articles

'Sailplane & Gliding' magazine

Gliding Aerobatics

'Gliding Aerobatics' (available in the BGA shop)


 

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