Please find the details of our return to flying here for current club members only. A brief summary is below.
At Bannerdown, any flying is at the discretion of the CFI, DCFI or duty full cat on the day in question.
Before flying everyone MUST read the BGA document “Managing Flying Risk”.
All communal areas must be avoided; so minimal masked people on the bus, only one person at a time in the kitchen as per the signage.
We will continue with the before flying briefing at the bus/clubhouse at 09:30 - please feel free to arrive before this to start setting up the field as you would normally. If you miss the briefing please ensure that you speak to the duty instructor to gain any key messages that were given before doing anything else!
From the 29th March - Solo flying only
Silver qualified pilots may fly but must do three winch launches or two aerotows in a K21, the first two of which must be circuits, before:
- Three winch launches or two aerotows in the K18 before ...
- Three winch launches or two aerotows in any “advanced” glider (so anything else) before ...
- Return to normal flying
Gold and Full Cat qualified pilots may fly but must do three winch launches or two aerotows in a K21, all of which must be within gliding range of the airfield, before ..
- Return to instructing and normal flying
From the 12th April - Instructional Flying (including check flights) may recommence
Early Solo and Bronze C pilots must be subject to check flights with a current instructor and this must include at least one practice launch failure
