"HL Falbaum" wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Nov 20, 9:57 pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
Is the CFI endorsement to take a private pilot test for a specific
category (e.g. airplane, rotorcraft, glider) or a category and
class (e.g. airplane, single engine land) or some other
classsification (e.g. fixed-wing), or not category or class
specific?
...

In addition to studying the books your instructor will no doubt
recommend, go he
http://www.exams4pilots.org/
and set it up for 'Private Pilot - Glider' .
Take practice tests endlessly instead of playing Freecell on your
computer.

Thanks for the help, but your pointers, while useful, don't appear to
address the question.


The specific answer to your question is----Yes, category and class.

Hmmm - but it doesn't appear to be consistent. There appears to be only
one knowledge test for the entire "airplane" category - no knowledge
tests specific to airplane classes.

See FAA Advisory Circular AC 61-65D (on the FAA Website www.faa.gov
) #37 Aeronoutical knowlege test will include name of specific test
(glider)

"fixed wing" is a description, not a category or class.

I was pretty sure the "fixed wing" comment from the Sporty's support
person was a mistake. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't incorrectly
dismissing an option for getting the endorsement to take the test.

Find a local CFIG willing to endorse you--(S)He will likely require an
intensive oral quiz of you.

Yeah, looks like that is my only option. It means extra legwork and
scheduling all around, none of that extra work productive toward
increasing my knowledge. Quite literally a double-test: a test before a
test.

Hope that helps--good luck on the test!

Hartley Falbaum USA CFIG

Thanks.