Canberra Gliding Club

Pilot Information

This section is devoted to pilot information. Some articles would be interest to all pilots including advanced pilots who comes to fly the wave conditions at Bunyan but most would be useful for our newer pilots to expand their knowledge on relevant topics. They are divided among the order of priorities. As all pilots know you must, aviate, navigate and communicate.

Wave Guide

Hot off the press we have the wave guide for both local and visiting pilots. This guide aims to assist local and visiting pilots, particularly newcomers, in operating from Bunyan airfield during wave conditions.

Rick Agnew discusses the finer points of wave flying.

Aviate Category

Safety is of paramount importance which falls into the all important aviate category.

Lookout

Lookout is of paramount importance. Listed below are some links to some good resources on the web on this important topic.

Thermalling.

Wave Flying

Airmanship and Aircraft handling

Wing drop during ground roll

Speed Control

Next up is the navigate category.

Cross Country Flying

Map Reading

GPS for Pilots

Last but not least communicate.

Radio Procedure