Um,

As I understand it, an ATP is automatically qualified
to be an instructor for SEL and MEL airplanes.

That being the case, the entry Commercial Glider Privileges
only, Glider, indicates that this person is prohibited
from instructing in gliders.


At 19:36 18 April 2006, Willie wrote:

Jim Culp wrote:
Dear Friends,

You may find these Air Transport Pilot (ATP) airman
credentials interesting.

These ATP airman credentials shew
glider rating only
with no airplane ratings. Can you explain this?

What are your suppositions or what does your knowledge
provide to explain such as these listed ?

Clearly these guys belong to a little known division
of the
SSA called the ' Troop Transport Glider Association'

or maybe...

They are the future pilots for the Virgin Atlantic
Space gliders.
I believe Spaceship One was registered as a glider.
It probably
only takes a Glider Commercial to pilot one of those.

8)

Willie G.