Resources and downloads

Newsletter

• December 2021 Winter edition
• March 2022 Spring edition
• June 2022 Summer edition
• September 2022 Autumn edition
• December 2022 Mid Winter edition
• March 2023 Spring edition

Covid-19 Resources

• 2020-06-02 – Cleaning and Sanitisation Regimes for Pilots and Ground Crew v.2
• 2020-06-02 – Cleaning and Sanitisation Regime for Main Winch Drivers v.2
• .txt (OpenAir) file clearly showing Welsh Border for conversion to other nav device formats
• .cub file clearly showing Welsh Border for use in SeeYou and Oudies
• Managing Flying Risk v12 (BGA)

Powerpoint resources

• aerobatics-briefing
• pre-flight-checks
• weather-systems
• the-flight-envelope
• spinning
• safe-winch-launching
• Using PowerPoint with Zoom – hints and tricks (Geoff Dailey)
• Using SeeYou to create and fly a task and to analyse it after  (large file 350MB)

Simulator Resources

• www.glidingschool.com  delivers gliding lessons for use online and in the Condor simulator.

How to winch safely (BGA training videos)

• Part 1
• Part 2
  
• Winch Driver Training Introductory Lecture

Briefings for Pre-Solo Pilots

• Rules Of The Air
• Thermal Soaring
• Introduction to Circuits
• Stall and Spin Training
  • Powerpoint slides
  • Recorded lecture (MP4)
• BGA Student Pilot Manual

Field landing videos

This is a series covering all aspect of field landings, sponsored by the Ted Lysakowski Trust, and created by www.wjpmedia.com. They are split into separate videos to allow for better, HD, display (in line with YouTube settings).

• Introduction
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8

 Other resources

• Trailer Maintenance Check List
• Launch Point Video
• EASA Safety Information Bulletin 2019-07 
• Principles of glider flight
• Instruments
• Use of Logbook 
• Daily Operations
• Task Week 2021 Briefing Notes
• BGA Solo Certificate Application Form
• MGC LXNav S3 Digital Vario instructions

Corona Lectures

These are a mix of PowerPoint presentations and recordings of the lectures as mp4 files.  The mp4 files sometimes require you to click on them, then nothing happens, close the browser and do it again and it will load.  You have to click the start arrow at the bottom.

• How to use your SatNav 23 April 2020
  • Using SeeYou on an Oudie
  • How to set your Polar in SeeYou using an Oudie
  • Defining waypoints in SeeYou using an Oudie
  • How to put flights on the BGA and Club Ladder
• Flight Planning Part One 30 April 2020
• Flight Planning Part Two 30 April 2020
• Becoming a Cross Country Pilot 7 May 2020
• Mynd Mini Tasks
• Using Condor Soaring Simulator
• Weather Forecasting
• Which first glider, syndication and maintenance issues
• Interpreting the Skew-T diagram
• Expeditions
• How to fly cross country faster
• Competitions – how to start and why you should – Andy Holmes
• Final Glides
• Learning to Fly Gliders
• GPS, SatNavs and Loggers (supporting material listed below)
  • Kobo Navigator
  • Mynd Local Practice Airspace file in .txt format
  • Mynd Local Practice Airspace file in .sua format
  • Tim Newport-Peace’s Special Use Airspace Format notes
  • OpenAir File Specification document
  • SeeYou .pptx 
  • iGlide by Air Avionics
• Competitions – What you need to know – Julian Fack
• Dave (Crowson) on Wave
• Everything you need to know about winch launching, from the winch driver’s end – Geoff Dailey and Dave Crowson
• Meet the (new) CFI – and lots of stuff on getting flying again – Steve Male and Guy Hartland
• Launch Director Briefing
• What to do next – 20 dec 2021
• Weather Forecasting for Beginners
  
• Pete Stratten , CEO, on the BGA
• Roger on the Placard
• See and Be seen – Electronic Conspicuity – Mike Fox
• Bungee Launching Briefing by DC

2022-23 Winter Lecture Series

• FlyZero – Darren James
• Aerobatics and the Flight Envelope – David Crowson
  
• CHIRP – Steve Forward

Various videos

• Winch Launch Wing Drop
• Shoreham Crash
• Flutter
• More Flutter
• Even More Flutter
• Flutter again
• Low Slow Final Turn
• Spin off a thermalling turn
• Spinning
• Beautiful video of wave flying
• PIO leading to crash
• Orographic cloud development on the Mynd