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Friday Evening Lectures 2011-2012
This winter's Friday evening programme is detailed below.

The Friday Evening Lectures are lectures/talks on a variety of gliding related topics held over the winter months. They are pitched primarily at new pilots through to pre-Bronze and pre-Silver, although they are open to all members and some topics may have a wider appeal.

The talks will normally be held in the Briefing Room with the first talk starting at 7 p.m. There is a break for refreshments before the second talk and we aim to finish around 9:30 p.m.
A reminder that anyone wishing a meal at the club before the start should contact Irene, preferably a day before.
DateSubjectSpeaker
11th NovemberGetting a Radio Licence
Thermals		Neil McAulay
George Ross
25th NovemberPhugoids, Airbrakes and PIO 1
Phugoids, Airbrakes and PIO 2		Ricky Jackson
09th DecemberIntroduction To Aerodynamics
Becoming a Bronze and Cross-Country Pilot		Matt Stickland
Kate Byrne
6th JanuaryTBA
TBA
 
20th JanuaryPlanning a Wave Flight
Executing a wave Flight		Santiago Cervantes
3rd FebruaryCompetition Aeros
Stalls and Spins		Peter Sharphouse
Kate Byrne
17th FebruaryField Landings 1
Field Landings 2		Alan Boyle
2nd MarchFlying in Lithuania
TBA		Bob Petrie
 
16th MarchGliding in Argentina...
...And Namibia		John Williams
30th MarchRigging and Retrieves 1
Rigging and Retrieves 2		Joe Fisher
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