● Take-off: Stop-line awareness and decision before accelerating for take-off  
● Speed control: Minimum sink speed, best glide angle including with lift/sink or wind 
● Turns: Ordinary speed and at minimum sink, coordinated, no sign of stall 
● Pitch and roll control: Simulation and dampening swings (stabilizing the glider), 
speed bar 
● Big ears: Collapsing wingtips, holding them, recovering them; big ears and weight 
shift turns; big ears plus speed system; other descending techniques 
● Asymmetric collapse: Like a one side big ear or slightly bigger if possible – inducing, 
holding, recovery 
● Precision approach and landing: Safe and inside an area decided by the instructor, 
figure 8 and standard aircraft patterns 
● Tandem with instructor (gentle manoeuvres not needing a lake): Asymmetric 
collapse, spiral dive (optional) 
● Emergency parachute deployment: Simulation (optional)

Pilot 
● Psychological factors: Mental strength factors, factors interacting with stress 
(motivation, emotions, concentration, personality), actions to lower stress, stress 
and self-confidence measurement 
● Learning process: Description, objectives, individual progress, safety 
● Judgement: Insight, evaluations, decisions, actions, being ahead of the game, 
awareness and tracking of other gliders 
Aircraft 
● Removing debris from inside canopy 
● Awareness of trim checking 
● Cleaning canopy and harness 
Aerodynamics 
● Pitch and roll movements: Creation by outside influence (glider reaction), glider 
stability, control inputs 
● Big ears: Way to descend and increase glider stability by increased wing loading and 
decreased aspect ratio, dangers 
● Collapse: Creation by outside influence (glider reaction), glider stability, control 
inputs 
● Spin: At take-off, turning, spin recovery, wind gradient, in landing 
● Spiral, skid and slip 
● Stall: In turbulence, unexpected lift, turns, gradient, downwind, dangers 
● Load: Weight, G-force, in turns, pull-outs, wind and lift gradients, gusts and 
turbulence 
● Emergency parachute: Aerodynamic brake, pulling in glider canopy 
Meteorology 
● Turbulence, gusts - Mechanical: Behind or lee of obstructions, trees, buildings, hills, wind gradient - Wind shifts and shears: Description, dangers - Thermal: Tends to build as the day progresses until late afternoon 
● Deteriorating weather as a source of turbulence: Fronts, cumulonimbus, high winds, 
gusts, strong lift 
● Breeze: Difference from wind, creation, sea, mountain, valley, strength, effects 
Rules 
● Third part liability insurance, when available 
● School and training 
● Airspace: Local airspace limitations 

● Preparation: Causes, recognition, avoidance, corrections, training (simulation) 
● Poor take-off: Sight downward, poor wing control, overly aggressive or weak 
acceleration, wing shooting forward, turn back into hill, getting into harness too soon 
● Knowing how to take and release wraps (shortening brake lines) when needed 
● Stall: In turbulence, unexpected lift, turns, gradient, downwind, dangers 
● Unusual attitudes: Turbulence, pitch ups and downs, collapse recovery 
● Poor approach and landing: Unstructured, no clear plan, over landing field, low 
turns, slow flight close to terrain 

- Basic safety maneuvers learning before long flights

- Emergency procedure understood 

- 3 Flights demonstrating glider control 

- Glider control and safety maneuvers demonstration

- Theory exam cleared