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The Booker
Gliding Centre Cadet Scheme enables young people to learn to fly at a very low
cost and provides an enhanced ground training, mentoring and flying
program.
To join the
scheme you must be between 15 and 21 years of age and in full time
education.
As well as
learning to fly, our cadets also have the opportunity to gain experience in
many other aspects of gliding club operations, everything from managing the
start line for a competition to briefing new members and course attendees.
The scheme
can open the door to a number of flying scholarship programs and has helped
many cadets progress to successful flying careers.
Free flying
is earned by helping with the club operation on 'duty' days.
Typically 'duty' days would be rostered such that you attend the club one
weekend day in every three to four weeks to assist with the day to day operation
of the club. In addition you would attend for around five to seven
weekdays during the summer holiday period.
The more you put into the scheme the more experience you will gain and the
more free flying you earn. In addition to earning free flights you
are also entitled to unlimited flying at greatly reduced rates.
In order to
succeed in any aspect of flying you need to commit time and energy, and in
order to be a good pilot a responsible attitude and degree of self
motivation is required. If you are thinking "hey, I can do
that" then you probably can.
To apply, download and print this APPLICATION FORM
and post it to the gliding club along with a short (70 - 250
word) note describing why you want to join the scheme. If you can
provide any relevant references then please add them.
From time
to time the club holds OPEN DAYS to show prospective cadets and/or their parents
around the club and our aircraft. These also provide an opportunity
to find out more about gliding and how the cadet scheme operates. If
you are interested in attending one of these open days for an hour or so
then please contact us.
For more
information you can download an INFORMATION SHEET or contact Booker
Gliding Centre on 01494 442501 (office open Mon - Fri 9am - 12:30, Sat
& Sun 9am to 3:30pm) or email us at office@bookergc.nildram.co.uk.
WARNING.
Gliding continually presents the pilot with many new and
exciting challenges. Once you are hooked you will always want to
glide.
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