The reborn Polish state in 1918 — as the head of the Air and Anti-Gas Defense League, Gen. Leon Berbecki, used to say — “could possess small air forces, but technically excellent and with a solidly trained aviation cadre.” These highly qualified personnel were to be trained at facilities built, among others, with L.O.P.P. funds. The organization’s tasks also included training pilots and aviation mechanics, building airfields and glider sites, organizing sport aviation, and spreading aviation education.
The training of future glider pilots was based on a program introduced by the Polish Glider Committee, which established three categories of glider pilots: A, B, and C. Category “A” (1st level) was awarded to a student who completed preliminary training; category “B” concluded the 2nd level of glider pilot training and was associated with students mastering turns on gliders; category “C” (3rd level) was awarded to a student who mastered glider piloting in various atmospheric and landscape conditions. In 1937, a 4th level of glider training was introduced. Its completion was associated with receiving category “D,” certifying full glider training of the trainees, which included learning to fly performance gliders and aerobatics.
