Sandy Stevenson wrote:

The points made about weather scrambling schedules are right, so we
plan to rotate each group through the 8 available slots each weekend to
give each student a fair chance at some soaring flights, and equal
exposure to the risk of weather delays.

I think there's too many slots in that system (four a day?). Cambridge
have only am/pm slots and I think that's the best way (you can see
their booking page at www.glide.co.uk by going to Member's Area-Two
seater booking. TBH all they're doing is rostering two instructors a
day, then letting four trainees book for am and four pm). I think they
might also keep one two-seater outside the booking system for "turn up
and wait" people, check flights, trial lessons etc.

Regards the post-solo-xc period, one idea I really liked the look of
was from a Canadanian club where small "teams" of a couple of suitable
trainees were formed with an instructor, and were then dedicated a good
GRP glider to use. Each trainee got a flight of up to two(?) hours,
while the trainee(s) who weren't flying "crewed" (in case of landout).
I think they also did ground school on xc theory together. It sounded a
very effective system.


Dan