On Oct 29, 6:02 pm, Ian wrote:
I note the point. Lasham, however, does sometimes seem to be a
slightly faddy place. It's not that long ago that they were telling us
all that motor gliders were the only way to do ab-initio training.

Yes, and they once claimed to have trained to someone to solo standard
on a simulator. Not heard of it since. However the loss of Alan
Purnell in a mid-air in 2004 must be a strongly motivating factor. He
was a very experienced pilot and instructor - but that's not always
enough.

Are they making flarm mandatory for all private gliders on site?

No, in fact the take-up rate in the private fleet seems quite low. I
think a lot of people are waiting for the IGC-approved Flarm to come
out. But I do know of other gliders based elsewhere (e.g. two at
Dunstable) which are now Flarm-equipped because Lasham's move has jump-
started the market in the UK.


Dan