Progression
Scores for progression are calculated using a simple points based system. The points suggested for each achievement are listed below.
Pre-Solo
Upper Air Exercises
- Primary Effects of Controls
- 50 points
- Secondary Effects of Controls
- 50 points
- Lookout
- 50 points
- Turning
- 50 points
- Trimming
- 50 points
Launch Exercises
- Pre-takeoff Checks
- 50 points
- Winch Launch
- 100 points
- Winch Failures (High / Med / Low / Power Fade)
- 100 points
- Winch Launch Signals
- 50 points
Stalling / Spinning
- Stalling / Spinning
- 100 points
- Reduced & Negative 'G'
- 50 points
Approach & Landing
- Circuit Planning (High / Low Circuit)
- 50 points
- Air Brakes
- 50 points
- Approach Control
- 50 points
- Landing
- 100 points
- Side Slipping
- 100 points
Soaring Exercises
- Thermal Soaring Exercise
- 50 points
- Ridge Soaring Exercise
- 50 points
- Wave Soaring Exercise
- 50 points
Solo
- First Solo
- 500 points
Post-Solo
Conversions
- Aircraft Conversion (Minor)
- 50 points
- Aircraft Conversion (Major)
- 100 points
Bronze Badge
- Bronze Soaring Flight (Each)
- 100 points
- Bronze Flying Test
- 150 points
- Bronze Field Landings
- 100 points
- Bronze Ground Exam
- 150 points
- Bronze Log Book Requirement
- 50 points
- Bronze Badge Completion
- 25 points
Cross Country Endorsement
- Cross Country 1 hr Soaring Flight
- 150 points
- Cross Country 2 hr Soaring Flight
- 175 points
- Cross Country Field Selection/Landings
- 150 points
- Cross Country Navigation
- 150 points
- Cross Country Endorsement Completion
- 25 points
- First Cross Country Flight
- 200 points
Silver Badge
- Silver Height Gain (1,000m / 3,281ft)
- 250 points
- Silver Distance (50km, with '1% rule')
- 250 points
- Silver / Gold Duration (5 hrs)
- 250 points
- Silver Badge Completion
- 25 points
Basic Instructor
- BI Course
- 500 points
100km Diploma
- 100km Diploma Part I
- 250 points
- 100km Diploma Part II
- 275 points
Gold Badge
- Gold Height Gain (3,000m / 9,843ft)
- 350 points
- Gold Distance (300km)
- 350 points
- Gold Badge Completion
- 25 points
Diamond Badge
- Diamond Height Gain (5,000m / 16,405ft)
- 400 points
- Diamond Goal (300km)
- 400 points
- Diamond Distance (500km)
- 400 points
- Diamond Badge Completion
- 25 points
