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I have my Glider ticket and want to get a power rating. Eventually I
want to get a tow rating. What do I have to do?

The others have covered the legalities (assuming you are in the US) and, if
you are a Private Pilot, you should be familiar enough withe the FARS to look up
the legal and procedural part yourself. I would like to take a moment to
discuss the "other stuff".

First of all, you will find the average power instructor woefully ignorant
about soaring. I suggest that you take your new instructor for a glider ride so
that he can have some minimal concept of the environment in which you have been
flying. Having done that; CLAM UP, turn on your ears, your brain and your
humility, act like any other student, and insist that your instructor assume
nothing. You will find that much of the ignorance goes both ways and you have
much to learn (and unlearn).

After several years flying gliders as a CFIG and commercial rides pilot, I
finally got a power rating just a year or so ago. It took me significantly more
than the minimum number of hours. My checkride was a humbling experience (yes,
I passed). I entertained the examiner (not) by forgetting to add power while
doing a stall recovery!

Vaughn (CFIG)



Bob