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More advanced pilots should get:
 
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* [http://www.mccullagh.demon.co.uk/bronze.htm ''Bronze and Beyond''] by John McCullagh
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* [http://www.mccullagh.biz/ ''Bronze and Beyond''] by John McCullagh
 
* ''Advanced Soaring Made Easy'' - Bernard Eckey
 
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* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/soaring-across-country ''Soaring Across Country''] – Bill Scull 1987
 
* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/soaring-across-country ''Soaring Across Country''] – Bill Scull 1987
 
* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/cross-country-soaring ''Cross-Country Soaring''] – Helmut Reichmann 1978
 
* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/cross-country-soaring ''Cross-Country Soaring''] – Helmut Reichmann 1978
* [http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/eBook%20Library/Batch%201/THE%20HAND%20BOOKOF%20GLIDER%20AEROBATICS.pdf ''The Handbook of Glider Aerobatics''] – Mallinson & Wollard 1999 (no longer available)
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* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/the-hand-bookof-glider-aerobatics ''The Handbook of Glider Aerobatics''] – Mallinson & Wollard 1999
 
* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/meteorology-and-flight-sample ''Meteorology and Flight''] – Tom Bradbury 2000
 
* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/meteorology-and-flight-sample ''Meteorology and Flight''] – Tom Bradbury 2000
* [http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/eBook%20Library/Batch%202/Sample%20books%20batch%202/The%20British%20Gliding%20Association%20Manual%20-%20sample.pdf ''BGA Manual''] – BGA 2002 (no longer available)
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* [https://www.sailplaneandgliding.co.uk/archive-item/the-british-gliding-association-manual-sample ''BGA Manual''] – BGA 2002
  
== External Resources ==
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== External resources ==
  
 
* [http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/Wally%20Kahn%20Book%20Collection.htm Free e-books from the Wally Kahn Library]
 
* [http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/Wally%20Kahn%20Book%20Collection.htm Free e-books from the Wally Kahn Library]

Latest revision as of 11:39, 9 March 2019

Beginners' books

While you will be taught theory during your flights with instuctors we strongly recommend you support this with background reading. There are several good books for beginners:

  • The Glider Pilots Manual by Ken Stewart
  • Gliding, From Passenger to Pilot by Steven Longland

Advanced books

More advanced pilots should get:

Complete e-books

For a student on a tight budget there are a number of old gliding books available online for free. Free books tend to be decades old and may have out-of-date information including safety-related guidance. This a section of free complete e-books from the Wally Kahn Library.

External resources