"Scott" wrote in message
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Would you need to have 90 day endorsements to fly solo like a student
(power) pilot?

The simple answer is "no." If a Private (or above) power pilot adds a
glider rating, the same concept applies. I was signed of to solo after
training in a Blanik L-13, then got a cockpit check log book endorsement to
fly my Ka-6E. Flew it for two years and purchased a HP-16T flew it for a
year and a half prior to taking my FAA glider flight check. The flight
check completed my glider Private Pilot (Glider) requirements and also
fulfilled my Private Pilot (Airplane) biannual check requirement.

The point is, you are not a student, you are a Private pilot receiving a new
type certification.

So once a Private Pilot why bother to get a glider, or airplane, rating?
Insurance cost. Once rated as a glider pilot I saw a significat insurance
price reduction.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder





Vaughn Simon wrote:

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

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