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Learning to Fly
 | Flight
instruction in gliding follows a syllabus laid down by the British
Gliding Association.
You will fly with fully qualified
instructors in dual-control two seat gliders from your first trial
lesson all the way up to your first
solo flight. From that stage your training is a mixture of supervised
solo flying in club single seat gliders and dual flying to develop your
skills and check your progress. Your training can be loosely
broken
down into the stages below, or download this document for a progress chart which takes you from trial lesson to gliding "Pundit".
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Trial Lesson
Your first ever flight will take the form of a 'Trial Lesson'
during this first 10-20 minute flight you will be shown how to control
the glider before being given the controls yourself.
Training to Solo
On subsequent lessons you will learn more about flying and airman ship,
there are no hard and fast rules as to how many launches are needed
before going solo, most people take between 50 and 100 flights. You
will also learn some of theory of flight,
airmanship skills
such as navigation and weather interpretation and the laws and rules of
the air.
You will need to get your GP to sign a simple medical
form
before flying solo. Gliding medical standards are based on
those
used by the DVLA for driving - so in most cases (there are a
few
exceptions) if you can drive a car you are fit to fly solo.
First Solo
There reaches a point when your instructor knows you're ready to fly by
your self. This, your first solo flight, on your own in one of our
two-seat gliders, will be one of the most memorable
experiences
of your life.
Beyond Solo
It's after going solo that the fun really starts, flying on your own
you will rapidly develop the skill you learnt during pre-solo training.
Initially you will fly with an instructor before each solo flight.
There are also further skills to be learnt, other methods of launching,
advanced soaring skills and even aerobatics.
When you are ready you will take your "Bronze C"
badge (the UK
equivalent of a glider-pilot licence) and be ready to fly
cross-country. From this stage there are various achievement badges - Sliver, Gold and Diamond,
diploma's for 750Km and 1000Km flights , competitions, or just flying
for your own enjoyment.
You will record details of each and every lesson in your log
book, this
starts as a useful guide to your instructors but develops into a
personal record of your flying experience.
As ever if you have any other questions please get in contact.
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For gliding related enquiries please
© 2007 Bristol & Gloucestershire Gliding
Club, Registered Office: NYMPSFIELD NR STONEHOUSE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL10 3TX,
Registered in England No. 1302149.
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