Air Cadet Gliding Program

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Air Cadet Gliding Program
Air Cadet Glider Wings.png
Insignia awarded to graduates of the Air Cadet Gliding Program
Active1965–present
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
TypeYouth Organization
Part of Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Aircraft flown
Trainer Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Bellanca Scout (Central and NW Regions)
Cessna L-19 (Eastern and Atlantic Regions)
Cessna 182 (Pacific Region) [1]

The Air Cadet Gliding Program is a youth gliding program operated by the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Air Cadet League of Canada for the benefit of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

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The program is managed by CF officers (most of whom are CIC officers), and is the largest producer of glider pilots in Canada. [2] Cadets aged 16-18 years are trained at the Mountain View and St-Jean Cadet Flying Training Centres (formerly 5 RGS's), and about 100 cadets (formerly around 300 before covid) receive their glider pilot license each year.

Outside of the Regional Gliding Schools, the local headquarters provide the opportunity for cadets to participate in gliding familiarization flying during the spring and fall — approximately 22,000 flights are completed. [3] Senior cadets who have completed the Air Cadet Gliding Program also perform staff duties at glider familiarization flying and at the summer training program.

Locations of the Regional Gliding Schools

Following a hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic, the Glider Pilot Training Course resumed at a limited capacity in Northwest, Central, and Eastern regions, with candidates participating from all 5 regions. From 2024 onwards, the GPTC was reduced to operating in Central and Eastern, with 50 cadets at each training centre, composed of cadets from across Canada.

References

  1. ↑ http://bc-aircadetleagueofcanada.ca/aboutRCAOP.php%5B%5D
  2. ↑ "Air Cadet Gliding Program". 161 C.K. Beveridge R.C.A.C.S. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ↑ Zuk, Bill. "Reaching For The Sky: Youth And Aviation Education In Manitoba". www.mydigitalpublication.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  4. ↑ "About Regional Gliding School Pacific". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  5. ↑ "About Regional Gliding School Northwest". Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  6. ↑ "About Regional Gliding School Central". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  7. ↑ "About Regional Gliding School Eastern". Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  8. ↑ "Cadets Canada Regional Gliding School Atlantic". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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