During your elementary course you will need to sit the elementary exam. This exam is made up of 25 multiple choice questions, the pass mark is 70%. Here is the syllabus to help you along!

Anti collision

• Head on
• Head on flying along a ridge
• Overtaking
• Converging
• Landing
• Thermalling

Airlaw

• Who are  the CAA?
• Airmaps and the air navigation order
• Airspace categories (A-G)
• Restricted and unrestricted airspace
• What is static kiting?

Meteorology 

• Wind speed – wind meter readings
• Types of lift – dynamic ridge lift, thermals and wave
• How are thermals formed?
• Identify the basic cloud types – cumulus, stratus, cirrus
• The different types of terrain we fly and the movement of the air around them (cliffs, mountains, ridges, conical hills)
• Wind gradient

Airmanship                 

• Daily inspection
• Pre flight checks
• Turbulence
• Red streamer
• BHPA EP/ CP/ P/AP Ratings
• The difference between instructors and coaches

Theory of flight:

• How the glider flies
• Angle of attack
• Lift
• Aerodynamics of stall
• Chord line
• Drag

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