| December 23 |
| Sat 16 December | Christmas Quiz |
| Social evening in the clubhouse |
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| January 24 |
| Sat 06 January | Bronze Lecture: Meteorolgy 2 (Geoff Dixon) |
| Convection, stability, local effects, how to read a tephigram... |
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| Sat 13 January | Bronze Lecture: Principles of Flight 1 (Jack Vincent) |
| Basic aerodynamics, lift, drag, airfoils, etc// |
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| Sat 20 January | Annual Awards Dinner |
| Awards dinner being held at Minchinhampton Golf Club |
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| Sat 27 January | Club AGM |
| CGC & ADF AGM start 7.00pm |
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| February 24 |
| Sat 03 February | Bronze Lecture: Principles of Flight 2: Glider Design (Tim Barne |
| Secondary effects of controls, stability, drag reduction, design features |
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| Sat 10 February | Bronze Lecture: Instrumentation (Robin Birch) 7.00pm |
| All about how your instruments work and their limitations. |
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| Sat 17 February | Bronze Lecture: Airspace (Matt Page) 7.00pm |
| Classes of airspaces, airways, restricted airspace, pressure settings, NOTAMS. Well worth attending as a refersher. |
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| Sat 24 February | Bronze Lecture: Radio Comms (Tim Bralesford) 7.00pm |
| How to use your radio. |
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| March 24 |
| Sat 02 March | Bronze Lecture; Navigation Devices (Jack Vincent) 7.00pm |
| All about SeeYou, X-C Soar, Oudies, Kobos, phones etc |
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| Sat 09 March | Bronze Lecture; Human Factors (Roger Banks) 7.00pm |
| What you need to know about the limitations of the human body and how ithey effect your performance as a pilot. |
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| Sat 16 March | Bronze Lecture: Practical Navigation (Matt Page) 7.00pm |
| Flight planning, navigation when your Sat Nav is dead, dead reckoning, etc |
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| June 24 |
| Sat 15 June - Sun 23 June | 15m, Standard & Open Class Nationals |
| BGA National competition. Entry form here: https://members.gliding.co.uk/competitions/nationals-entry-form/ |
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