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On Nov 20, 6:53 am, Andy wrote:
On Nov 19, 3:04 pm, Helen wrote:


Andy,
Helen's comments need a little clarification. With only a glider
rating one would be able to fly a LSA AIRPLANE (note not aircraft) as
if one had a student certificate.

It really depends on what you want to accomplish. If you don't want to be
restricted to LSAs, don't need to carry passengers, and are willing to get a
medical. Just take your Private (or higher) glider certificate to any flight
school, take instruction, and get signed off to solo an airplane. At that point
you are not a Student pilot, yet you are legal to fly airplanes solo forever as
long as you keep a medical and otherwise stay current. (That said, many
instructors will not give you an unrestricted signoff.)

Of course, from there it is a small deal to continue on and take your written
& checkride and have it done with.

Vaughn