Changes and News

Note:

  • Briefings refer to the Instructors’ Briefings
  • Lessons refer to Students’ self-briefings
DateDetails
Feb 2026Added initial Flight Exercise descriptions, accessible from within their respective Theory Briefing and directly from the Instructor Resources page.
Tidied the Instructor Resources page, added ‘Jump To’ links, and new sections for Airfield and Pre-Flight Briefings.
Expanded the TEM sections of the Instructor led Briefings, to align more closely with the BGA’s Instructor Manual v5.
Jan 2026Addition of references to the SPL Training Exercises for the Theory (classroom) Briefings. Expansion of Safety topic.
22 Nov 2024Minor changes to the Assistant Instructor Patter and Actions document.
See Documents in Instructor Resources
19 Nov 2024Expanded the Assistant Instructor Patter and Actions document, now including Stalls, Spins and Aerotow.
See Documents in Instructor Resources
28 Aug 2024Tidied the Documents section on the Instructor Resources page. Updated the Assistant Instructor Patter and Actions document.
See Documents in Instructor Resources
22 May 2024Updated Winch Launch briefing page to use BGA compliant language.
Approach Control briefing: detail added.
Aerotow briefing: detail added.
4 Feb 2024Added detail to Ridge Soaring, Wave Soaring and Thermal Soaring briefings.
21 Jan 2024Added detail to the Winch Launch briefing page.
22 Dec 2023Increased font size for all lessons in Condor’s Flight School, for improved readability.
12 Dec 2023Updates to Airbrake briefing
26 Nov 2023Changed the stall lessons in the Condor download version, to include Slow Flight, 1G Stalls, Accelerated Stalls and Further Exercises per BGA Instructors Manual v4.
20 Nov 2023Added detail to Briefing: Wire Launch Failures and Recovery
6 Nov 2023Added Images with labels for Cockpit and Panel to Briefing: Sailplane Familiarisation

Changed lesson Effect of Controls – Ailerons to add a note expanding on “centralising” the stick.

Changed lesson The Straight Glide to add a note expanding on the use of stick and rudder to centre the string.
3 Nov 2023Added How to use the Theory Briefings to the Instructor Resources page Downloads section.

Change Log (this page) created to tell users what’s new.

Posters added in Downloads: Lay Off, Radio Calls, Putting the Right Wing Down.

Progress Chart for self-briefers updated to v2. Includes suggested extensions to the basic exercises, and alternative uses of the scenarios provided to broaden the scope for learning.
Oct 2023Instructor led gliding Theory Briefings added under a new Instructors menu option. The aim is to cover the pre-solo curriculum, matched to the BGA’s Instructors Manual 4th edition. The material is suitable for all instructors but may be most beneficial to new instructors-in-training for their Theory briefings.

Site passed 300 Download Requests – to provide lessons for the recipient’s Condor Flight School.
Sept 2023Patter documents added for Basic Instructors (Trial Lessons / Introductory Flights) and Assistant Instructors. Compliant with BGA patter, these provide a clear flow of instructor actions, patter and student actions and responses.

Briefing materials for the Basic Instructor to use.
Aug 2023Document added in Downloads: The Secrets of Getting Away. It’s aim is to show how understanding the glider’s performance, the wind, and local thermal hot-spots will help the pilot to ‘get away’. And back.