Flying Cross Country

Coming soon - Once you have mastered solo flight, training continues. In fact it's arguable that this is when training really begins. At Bannerdown we constantly encourage and mentor all pilots to better themselves. If you embark on a training program you will soon reach a stage where you will be planning to fly cross country.

These pages will contain an overview of what cross country flying involves. For example what happens if we can't get back to the airfield? 'Oh-No!'

Ha ha, not to worry us glider pilots always have a cunning plan up our sleeve! You might also be surprised to hear what we can do in the cockpit of a glider when mother nature calls...