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airfieldmanual:d._cross_country_flying [2025/02/21 09:09] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1airfieldmanual:d._cross_country_flying [2026/03/10 16:25] (current) – [1. Survival] kateb
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-====== -"D" Cross Country Flying ======+====== -"D" D. Cross Country Flying ======
  
 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.
  
-Experienced pilots at this level are self-authorising, self-briefing and relatively independent. Pilots new to cross-country flying should follow the requirements in [[4. Flying_Authorisation#Currency_and_Privileges|Currency and Privileges]].+Experienced pilots at this level are self-authorising, self-briefing and relatively independent. Pilots new to cross-country flying should follow the requirements in [[:airfieldmanual:4._flying_authorisation#currency_and_privileges|Currency and Privileges]].
  
-===== - Preparation =====+ 
 +===== D.1 Preparation =====
  
   * 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.
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   * Be aware of the forecast end of soaring and the time of sunset.   * Be aware of the forecast end of soaring and the time of sunset.
  
-===== - Survival =====+ 
 +===== D.2 Survival =====
  
 As cross-country flying from Portmoak can take you over remote, sparsely populated areas with no mobile phone reception, pilots should carry survival gear as per the BGA/EASA requirements. As a minimum you should carry/wear a personal locator beacon (PLB) or have an ELT fitted to your glider and consider: As cross-country flying from Portmoak can take you over remote, sparsely populated areas with no mobile phone reception, pilots should carry survival gear as per the BGA/EASA requirements. As a minimum you should carry/wear a personal locator beacon (PLB) or have an ELT fitted to your glider and consider:
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 Obviously use the PLB if you have parachuted out of your glider! Obviously use the PLB if you have parachuted out of your glider!
  
- +[[:airfieldmanual:c._wave_soaring|C. Wave Soaring]] | [[:airfieldmanual:start#contents|Contents]] | [[:airfieldmanual:e._letters_of_agreement|E. Letters of Agreement]]
-[[C. Wave Soaring]] | [[airfieldmanual:start#contents|Contents]] | [[E. Letters of Agreement]]+
  
  
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