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airfieldmanual:d._cross_country_flying [2020/12/30 14:28]
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airfieldmanual:d._cross_country_flying [2022/06/03 12:30]
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 ====== -"D" Cross Country Flying ====== ====== -"D" Cross Country Flying ======
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-===== - Introduction ===== 
  
 For many pilots cross country flying is the epitome of the sport with the thrill of the challenge to get you and your glider successfully around a task or take an adventurous flight into the hills and glens of Scotland. For many pilots cross country flying is the epitome of the sport with the thrill of the challenge to get you and your glider successfully around a task or take an adventurous flight into the hills and glens of Scotland.
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-  * Airspace – please use a moving map with the latest airspace information loaded (using [[[https://asselect.uk/]] ASSelect] for example) and carry a current CAA chart for your proposed flight – mark up your intended route. Be familiar with the airspace notes in this manual.+  * Airspace – please use a moving map with the latest airspace information loaded (using [[https://asselect.uk/|ASSelect]] for example) and carry a current CAA chart for your proposed flight – mark up your intended route. Be familiar with the airspace notes in this manual.
   * NOTAMs must be checked – relevant ones can be marked up on your chart or downloaded to your moving map.   * NOTAMs must be checked – relevant ones can be marked up on your chart or downloaded to your moving map.
   * Notification – use the launch point log sheets to record your intended route whether it is a pre-declared task (e.g. PCS-LOM-BAC-PCS) or even just a vague notion of where you might go (e.g. “Loch Tay area”).   * Notification – use the launch point log sheets to record your intended route whether it is a pre-declared task (e.g. PCS-LOM-BAC-PCS) or even just a vague notion of where you might go (e.g. “Loch Tay area”).
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-[[C. Wave Soaring]] | [[:content#contents|Contents]] | [[E. Letters of Agreement]]+[[C. Wave Soaring]] | [[airfieldmanual:start#contents|Contents]] | [[E. Letters of Agreement]]
  
  
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