Correction Notes

Checking a passage against its source

When a passage in Lift and Horizon does not match what you know, the most useful first step is to compare it directly with a current source. For British gliding culture and first club visits, the British Gliding Association publishes overview pages, and individual clubs publish their own statements on how a first visit works. Read the relevant page alongside our article and note where the two differ. A factual error, an outdated reference, and a mischaracterisation are all worth recording, because each is corrected differently.

What to include in a correction note

A good note identifies the article by title, slug, and publication date, quotes the exact sentence or short passage, and then sets out the supporting evidence. A link to a current BGA page, a club's own published statement, or a document you are authorised to share is enough. State plainly whether the point is a factual error, an outdated reference, or a matter of emphasis. If the passage concerns sky reading, thermals, ridge lift, or wave, say which observational claim you are checking and what source contradicts or qualifies it.

How notes are recorded

Notes are kept with the article they concern, so a later reader can see what was checked and why a change was made. Where the evidence supports a correction, the passage is amended and the change is noted. Correspondence is not published without permission. For questions about flying rules or club operations, the BGA club finder and the relevant club are the right starting points. Illustrations are labelled as synthetic where they are illustrative rather than documentary, so a correction note should say if a caption or label is the point at issue.