Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Sport pilot rating for glider pilot

Hi Steve. We currently and have in the past work(ed) with a number of
glider pilots to add sport airplane privileges to their certificate.
They basically go through the same syllabus as our initial sport
airplane students however some parts of the syllabus such as basic
aircraft control and landing go much quicker for them. The hardest part
of transitioning a glider pilot to to airplane is getting him out of the
"committed to landing" mindset and retraining him to apply power and go
around when necessary. The rest is fairly simple.

As for the specifics of "what you need" all the FAA requires is that you
received enough training to meet the PTS standards for sport airplane
and take a proficiency check (basically a checkride) with a second CFI
who was not the person who did your initial training. No medical,
written test, or student pilot certificate is required.

At CSP we have an in house written that we give our glider students and
they take their proficiency check with a retired DPE who is on our staff
as a CFI. That way they have no question about having received the same
quality of training as we offer initial airplane students.

Tailwinds!
Helen
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Helen Woods, MCFI
Chief Flight Instructor
Chesapeake Sport Pilot, LLC
(410) 604-1717
Factory Authorized SeaRey Training, Sales, and Service Center
www.chesapeakesportpilot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q3jP7WsgQI

On 11/27/2011 6:55 PM, Steve wrote:
> I'm having a hard time figuring out what training I will need to get a single engine sport pilot rating. I have a private pilot certificate with glider rating. Does anyone know what exactly I will need to fly sport planes? The FAR's aren't very clear.
> Thanks in advance.
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