At 15:54 21 September 2010, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Sep 21, 9:23=A0am, James Thomson
wrote:
The threads on the Blanik AD and Club Training Gliders made me wonder
abo=
ut
the make-up of the UK fleet. =A0 A quick search of the UK civil
register
produced the following numbers:
ASK13 =A0 101 aircraft
ASK21 =A0 73
Duo Discus =A0 45
G103 =A0 29
Puchacz =A0 27
DG500 =A0 22
K7 =A0 17
DG1000 =A0 10
Blanik L13 =A0 9 (plus one L23)
Bocian =A0 8
PW-6 =A0 3

For information on other types, or more details on the above, go to
the
G-INFO database at
http:/www.caa.co.uk

If you want information on antiques such as the T21 or the T49 Capstan
yo=
u
will have to ask the BGA. =A0 These old aircraft are not on the main
register.

Note that not all these gliders are used for club training. =A0 Some,
notably recent high performance and elderly wooden ones, are privately
owned and are used for recreational flying only.

This may explain the UK views on training and the grounding of the
Blanik=
s

Does this include or exclude the RAF clubs' gliders?

TIA,

Frank Whiteley


It appears to include all the RAFGSA aircraft, these had previously been
added to the BGA register. It does not include the G103s etc used by the
Air Cadets - they carry military markings.