Certificates

1. Well coordinated and accurate general flying, especially keeping a good lookout.
2. Understanding and recognition of the symptoms of the stall, stall with a wing drop and full spin, followed by the correct recovery.
3. Two field landings into a field, or if a suitable field is not available adjacent to the club site, into a marked areas of the airfield; the altimeter should be covered or the millibar scale offset for this practice. If a marked area of the airfield is used it must be so chosen that there is little or no undershoot and that the circuit and approach does not coincide with the normal circuit and approach to the airfield. Where a suitable two-seater is not available, the field landings may be flown solo.

Pass written Air Law and General papers (Airmanship, Meteorology, Principles of Flight, Radio Telephony, Navigation Parts 1 & 2).

The flying and ground tests must be completed within the 12 months prior to the application.

1. Soaring: Two soaring flights one of at least an hour duration and one of at least two hours duration after release under the supervision and certification of a BGA instructor or Official Observer.
2. Field Selection: The ability to select and reject fields for their suitability for landing. This exercise must be undertaken from the air, but can be flown in a glider, motor glider or light aircraft.
3. Field Landings: A minimum of two successful approaches into fields, selected by him/herself in a motor glider, with the altimeter covered or the millibar scale offset. The landings/approaches must be flown without any assistance or prompting from the instructor and must show adequate judgement and skill.
4. Navigation: Plan a triangular task of at least 100Km giving due consideration to any airspace requirements and aspects of airmanship. Demonstrate the ability to understand an aeronautical chart, correlating features on the map as they appear from the air, and orientation of the map with respect to ground features. Can be flown in a glider, motor glider or light aircraft. All must be completed within 12 months of the second soaring flight

Three parts:

1. A duration flight of not less than 5 hours.
2. A distance flight of not less than 50Km (31 miles) made either in a straight line, or to a predetermined remote finish point, or from a pre-declared remote start point, or from a remote start point to a remote finish point, both pre-declared. The difference in height between release and landing must be less than 1% of the distance covered. The height of a remote finish point is taken into account by assuming that a landing would be made there.
3. A height gain of at least 1,000m (3,281ft).

1. Completion of a pre-declared 100Km closed circuit flight, set either as a triangle or an out-and-return.
2. Completion of a similar flight but at a handicapped speed of 60Km/h.

1. A duration flight of not less than 5 hours.
2. A distance flight of not less than 300Km (186miles) in which up to three turning points are used. Turning points must be pre-declared but may be rounded in any sequence: however each turning point may not be rounded more than once.
3. A height gain of at least 3,000m (9,843ft).

1. A goal flight of at least 300Km (186miles) in which the turning points must be pre-declared and rounded in the designated sequence.
2. A distance flight of at least 500Km (311miles) - requirements as for Gold distance.
3. A height gain of at least 5,000m (16,405ft).