New NOTAM incentive!

Apparently there taking this Olympic event seriously!

Motion Induced Blindness

This is why you should always scan the horizon, pausing from time to time etc.....

http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html

Oudie Position Recorder

Due to small GPS positioning fix errors generated by the Oudie internal GPS engine, making it fall outside the required specification for approval as an IGC Position recorder, the recent BGA approval for use as a position recorder (January 2012) has unfortunately been cancelled with immediate effect.

You can view the update by going clicking the following link;

http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/competitions/news.htm

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Self launchers

http://www.swissluijten.com/id14.html

Help save Bagby.

Please help save Bagby Airfield

http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=76533

1000km goal flight

http://www.scribd.com/doc/90226458/16042012-Keiheuvel-Viersen-SpanishBorder

fun stuff, top 10 fly-bys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr2ZB36p9Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Summers just around the corner

Cafe 2012'

We would like to welcome back Hannah who will be running the cafe this season.
This year Hannah will be working for BGFC, so she really is part of the new team.
Her hours of work will be 9am-2pm sat/sun, she will be offering a very similar service to last year, but this time without the orange!

We would also like to thank Pete for all his hard work over the winter.

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

watch from 3minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbB59Pu2mJU&sns=em

What a Great Kick off!!

Now we've reached agreement with |BAL the season appears to have started. Last Saturday saw  several trial lessons and we had 30 poeple at the bring and burn night.

Sunday saw 6 x 300km and 1 x 430km a new gliding member and plenty of power flying activity.
We even had a Luscombe flying in!!!

Well done everyone.
Lets keep it up.

Roger Bentley
Chairman

Great news!

Dear All, I'm very pleased to be able to tell you all that we have reached a long term agreement with Bidford Airfield Ltd to take over all flying operations at Bidford airfield.

I will explain more details at the AGM planned for later this month but in essence this will bring together both gliding and powered flying activities and allow the club to prosper and develop and become one of the premier 'flying clubs' in the midlands if not the country.

We have some exciting plans for the future but we are a 'members' club and it will take the help and support of all if we are to fulfil the dream.

To this end we are planning a bring and burn bbq at the club this Saturday to celebrate the occasion of us securing the long term future of the club. Just turn up around 6.30pm with something to throw on the BBQ and we will provide the rest.

Let me know if you'll be there.

Regards

Roger Bentley