At 17:54 28 November 2003, Btiz wrote:

... but does that also means it's 'solo', and not a
pax carrying
flight.. regardless of standard or experimental aircraft
certifications?

Uhmmmmmm... I think understand your question(s) correctly.
Given the fact that neither class nor type ratings
apply to gliders:

- 61.31(c) requires the PIC to hold a glider rating
in order to carry another person in a glider

- 61.31(d), as it applies to pilots who are not rated
in gliders, requires that the PIC of the glider must
either-

(1) be receiving training for the purpose of obtaining
a glider rating and be under the supervision of an
authorized instructor OR
(2) have received glider training required by (Part
61), and have received the required endorsements from
an instructor who is authorized to provide the required
endorsements for solo flight.

61.31(k)(2)(iii) allows for Operating Limitations issued
in connection with either an Experimental or Provisional
airworthiness certificate to supercede the provisions
of 61.31. (That's because in some instances, those
Operating Limits require the pilot to hold rating(s)
appropriate to the aircraft category, class and type.)

That last item is extrapolated from the answers to
similar questions posed in the Part 61 FAQ, which is
online at

http://www2.faa.gov/avr/afs/infoforgeneralaviation


Judy