Grades
Shown here is a brief summary
of the entitlements of each grade. Please don’t forget that a large
amount of training takes place between grades both in the air and on the
ground.
- Grade 2 Pilot
This grade allows a FSC who has achieved AGT or a new adult instructor
to qualify for a formal pilot grade.
On successful award of G2 a pilot may fly solo out of circuit in accordance
with their training and completing any necessary check ride sorties.
- Grade 1 Pilot

This grade allows G2 Pilots to qualify to provide familiarization and
GIC training to cadets at their VGS.
On successful award of G1 the pilot is cleared to fly the aircraft as
commander in either seat, conduct familiarization sorties and teach
the GIC syllabus.
- C Category
Instructor

Successful completion of the C Cat course at Air Cadet Central Gliding
School (ACCGS) qualifies a VGS staff member as a Qualified Gliding Instructor
(QGI) on probation at their VGS.
On completion of this award the C Cat instructor may teach all GIC and
GS exercises for which he or she is cleared and conduct the necessary
ground lessons.
- B Category Instructor

On successful completion of this course at ACCGS the instructor is awarded
a B Cat whereby he or she is regarded as a competent gliding instructor.
This allows the instructor to perform additional duties.
The instructor may now also conduct AGT sorties, perform solo checks
for subsequent trainee solo flights, carry out certain training for
graded and ungraded pilots, hold a VGS executive post, act as Duty Instructor
and the VGS GDSE (if requested to do so by the OC VGS).
- A2 Category
Instructor

This category acknowledges an instructor as above average. It allows
the instructor to perform first solo flight checks and complete test
flights following scheduled maintenance and complete the necessary documentation.
- A1 Category Instructor

This category has no additional privileges except the knowledge that
the instructor has completed the highest award possible and is regarded
as an exceptional QGI.
- Senior Supervisor’s
Course
This course qualifies A Category instructors for the responsibilities
of Flying Supervisor and Executive Duties at their VGS this qualification
is recognised by a star suffix to an instructor’s category.
It allows instructors to conduct certain tests and supervise the flying
of all staff.
- Navigation Instructors Course
(NIC)
This course allows instructors to teach map appreciation and basic Pilot
Navigation to VGS staff.
Completion of this course allows instructors to fly approved navigation
routes at their VGS, teach navigation and they are eligible to become
the Unit Navigation Officer (UNO).
- Transit Qualification (TQ)
This course teaches B Category and above BNC qualified pilots how
to safely navigate visually at medium level, in order to ferry aircraft
from one location to another.
- Basic Navigation Course (BNC)
The aim of this course is to introduce pilots to visual medium level
navigation using service techniques pilots are taught BNC ground school
including MDR (Mental Dead Reckoning) by the end of the course the pilot
will be competent to fly the motor glider around a closed navigation
circuit. All BNC flying is dual PFL's are not taught at this stage.
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