Former member Des Pearce sent me the following. It may be of interest to some of our members….
Dear Lasham members,
The British Junior Gliding Team finalise their winter tour of the UK with a full XC workshop at Lasham on Saturday 6th April.
The team will be presenting an interactive and detailed workshop on cross country flying as well as an evening talk.
All members, regardless of age, experience level and visitors from other clubs are invited. Please share around!
The content and schedule of the workshop and talk can be found in the attached document.
Please let me know if you plan to attend so that we can plan with our materials and hand outs beforehand.
Email: jake@navboys.com <mailto:jake@navboys.com>
We hope to see as many of you there as possible!
British Junior Gliding Team
15/3/2019
The British Junior Gliding Team finalise their winter tour of the UK with a full XC workshop at Lasham on Saturday 6th April.
The team will be presenting an interactive and detailed workshop as well as an evening talk.
All members and visitors from other clubs are invited. Please share around!
1400 – Workshop on how to fly XC faster using British Team techniques
– Including a detailed look at glider handling
– Speed to fly including understanding block speeds
– Thermal selection
– Routing – looking at real life scenarios
– Centering techniques
– Triggers and thermal sources
– Final glides
– Flying competitions
– Weather forecasting tools
– Pre flight preparation
– Effective post flight analysis
– Training regimes
– Effective use of modern nav, vario and FLARM equipment in the air
The above workshop is very interactive – there will be handouts for attendees to complete as well as plenty of note taking opportunities. We recommend bringing stationery and notebooks!
There will also be plenty of refreshment and toilet breaks.
1800 – An evening talk
Preparing for a World Championships – a look at our preparations for the JWGC
1915 – Dinner in the clubhouse
The workshops and talks should be of interest to glider pilots and aviators of any age and experience level.
There is no charge for entry but those attending will be invited to contribute to the team’s crowdfunding campaign – this will assist the team in their fundraising efforts leading up to the season.
We will need to have an idea of numbers so if you wish to attend, please notify us which parts you will attend and if you require an evening meal to: jake@navboys.com
The team are looking forward to returning to Lasham – hope to see you there.