From age 16 Glider training is available which leads to a solo flight. Advanced Gliding Training follows for those with aptitude and will include soaring and solo flights.
Gliding is yet another opportunity for you to develop your flying skills. Gliding is similar to powered flight except that a glider does not use an engine but thermals, pockets of rising air, to keep it in the air. The two most common types of Glider are the Viking and the Vigilant. They are flown from VGS (Volunteer Gliding Schools) across the country. When you turn 16 you can go for a gliding scholarship and even fly solo before you learn to drive!