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Old 4th Jul 2013, 21:51
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Yes and no, thoughtful.

3000 metres height gain ? No problem. 5 hours ? Fine. But a landout 50km away or more would require a bronze badge and cross country endorsement as a pre-requisite to setting off outside gliding range of the home airfield. And the bronze badge itself requires a certain minimum of solo experience so, no, all three silver legs cannot be legally acquired on first solo...
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