RECOMMENDED READING

• Gliding, by Piggott (a handbook on soaring flight)
• Basic Gliding Knowledge (GFA)
• Beginning Gliding, by Piggott (fundamentals of soaring flight)
• Complete Soaring Guide, by A. Welch
• Understanding Gliding, by Piggott (follow up to Beginning Gliding)
• New Soaring Pilot, by Welch & Irving (standard soaring manual, revised)
• Going Solo, by Piggott (recommended)
• Cross Country Soaring, by Reichmann
• Theory of Flight for Glider Pilots, by Stafford Allen (a must for ab initio)
• Mechanics of Flight, by Kermode
• Standard Repairs to Gliders (BGA)
• Rules of the Air (GFA)
• Aircraft Inspection & Repair