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By PaulisHome
FLYER Club Member  FLYER Club Member
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The next BGA Flight Radio Telephony Operator’s Licence (FRTOL) course begins on Tuesday evening, 1st February 2022.

We’re recruiting experienced radio users to coach small groups of FRTOL students via Zoom; if you hold, and are confident using, any CAA-issued R/T qualification (including a FRTOL) then we’d love to have your help teaching this important skill to glider pilots. [A side benefit is, of course, that teaching something makes you better at it].

The BGA course combines self-study video lectures and practice scripts, weekly interactive Zoom sessions (scheduled on Tuesday evenings from 1st February to 8th March inclusive), and small-group coaching (also usually conducted via Zoom). This repeats the successful formula of recent years; 92 graduates of the 2021 course passed the CAA FRTOL practical exam between April and July, with the CAA Chief Examiner rating the quality of BGA candidates as "very high". You can see the course material at https://www.ruskin.me.uk/bga-frtol-course

Despite the option to customise the practical exam for gliding, passing it still leads to an unrestricted, ICAO-compliant FRTOL that allows full use of the radio in any aircraft, including motor gliders or any other powered aircraft. The BGA course therefore also covers R/T procedures for powered flight.

If you fancy helping, please sign up at http://www.ruskin.me.uk/bga-frtol-course/sign-up. For more information, contact me by PM or at paul@ruskin.me.uk or 07768 615278.

With thanks

Paul
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I did this last year. It was both frustrating and rewarding.

Definitely worth a go, especially if you want to refresh your knowledge of CAP413

Rob P