| 词条 | Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association |
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| name = Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association | logo = | caption = | trading_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | romanized = | former type = | type = Charitable sporting and recreation organisation | traded_as = | industry = | genre = | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = RAF Detling, 1949 | founder = | defunct = | location_city = Headquarters (RAFGSA Centre) - RAF Halton | location_country = England and Scotland | locations = 8 locations | area_served = All RAF personnel and Armed Forces personnel engaged in Adventurous Trainiing in Gliding | key_people = | products = | production = | services = Adventure Training and Flying training | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = 60+ gliders, 8+ glider tugs and equipment to operate them. | equity = | owner = | num_employees = | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = | footnotes = | intl = | bodystyle = }} The Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association is a British organisation which provides recreational flying in gliders to RAF personnel. PurposeThe Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association (RAFGSA) is a voluntary organisation which exists to provide recreational flying to all RAF servicemen and women, in particular those normally employed in ground duties. The RAFGSA Centre is at RAF Halton, employing a full-time staff to provide central organisational, training and workshop facilities. [1]The Joint Services Gliding Centre (JSGC), located at the RAFGSA Chilterns Centre, RAF Halton, is part of the Joint Service Adventurous Training (JSAT) Air Sports organisation and provides training courses for military personnel. HistoryIn 1945, the British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO) in Germany began using captured German gliders to provide recreational flying for RAF personnel. This resulted in a demand for similar facilities in the United Kingdom, and the Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association was founded in 1949. The first aircraft, a Slingsby T.21 and a Prefect, were bought in March 1950 and stationed at RAF Detling. By 1952 27 gliders were being operated at seven clubs around the UK. [2]In October 1963 the RAFGSA Centre was established at RAF Bicester, absorbing the Windrushers Gliding Club which had been formed in January 1956 at RAF Little Rissington, later moving to Bicester. [3]In June 2004 the Centre moved to RAF Halton. [4]ClubsApart from the RAFGSA Centre at RAF Halton, there are six regional clubs run on a voluntary basis and based at or near RAF stations. Each offers initial training for novices as well as cross-country flying for more advanced pilots. [5]
AircraftApproximately 60 gliders were in use in 2010, including the following types:[6]
Six Chipmunk and two Pawnee tugs were also in use. See alsoGlidingGliding competitions Gliders Air Training Corps References1. ^RAFGSA website, retrieved 3 Aug 2011 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405171920/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafgliding/ |date=5 April 2011 }} 2. ^Flight, 23 May 1952 3. ^RAFGSA website: GSA History, retrieved 3 Aug 2011 4. ^Windrushers Gliding Club website: Bicester Airfield History, retrieved 3 Aug 2011 5. ^RAFGSA website: List of clubs, retrieved 3 Aug 2011 6. ^RAFGSA Fleet Distribution {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405171920/http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafgliding/ |date=5 April 2011 }} External links
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