"Markus Graeber" wrote in message
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student side since it would be cheaper for them and winch launches are
a bit more exiting than your run of the mill take off in a Cessna 150
at 8600 ft (or should I say creep off...).

Since I live a sea level, any takeoff in a C150 from 8600 feet sounds pretty
exciting to me. How long are your runways?

So here now my question for rec.aviation.soaring: How many hours in
gliders can you apply towards the requirements for a power/commercial
pilot license in your country and where could I find the regulation
that states it? I'd be especially interested in the US, UK, Germany,
Australia but any other reference would help, especially from other
countries in the Americas.

For the single-engine Private license, refer your authorities to US FAR
61.109. For the private license, it requires 40 hours total flight time, with a
minimum of 20 hours flight training and 10 hours of solo time. That leaves at
least 10 hours of flight time that may be in another category aircraft. The
above is very abbreviated, read the FAR for yourself.

For the single-engine Commercial, the operative FAR is 61.129. Must have 250
hours of flight time that includes 1) 100 hours in powered aircraft, of which 50
hours must be in airplanes. Other requirements are included. The US FARs are
easily found on the Internet.

Good Luck,
Vaughn