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

Does anyone know about the OTHER way around?

About what's involved in a sport pilot flying a glider?
Does he/she need to get a glider pilot rating/license?
Or just an endorsement with a checkride with a CFI?
Or what?

Related questions:
Does a regular glider pilot rating require a medical?

If a glider fits the LSA definition for weight, seat, stall speed, etc,(and it would appear many would) could a holder of a sport pilot license get in one an fly it if it is in his/her clss of sport pilot license (say maximum cruise in level flight under 87 knots)?

Alex

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@...> wrote:
>
> 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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