On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 5:49:18 PM UTC-7, Fixed Wing wrote:
See letter from General Aviation and Commercial Division, Flight Standards Service dated 24 April 2017:

http://indocap.com/FAA/FAA-AFS800_Palmer1.pdf

This is the solution for certificated pilots who wish to add a Glider rating but cannot solo because they have no current Flight Review and therefor cannot meet the requirements for a Private Glider add-on.

Now simply get a Sport Pilot Glider add-on which substitutes for a Flight Review. Once that is done, the pilot can solo which will allow him to meet all of the requirements for the Private Glider add-on. Also, once he has Sport Pilot Glider privileges, all flight time, including instruction time, will be PIC time which makes it easy for him to skip the Private and go straight to the Commercial Glider add-on.

Stephen

There is still another way through the Wings program. Completion of a Wings phase counts as a flight review. The pilot wanting the glider add on can complete the required knowledge phases on-line or attend qualified seminars, then complete the required dual flights in a glider. Complete the entries on-line and the pilot can print out his flight review certificate. Tape or staple this certificate in the logbook and he/she is on the way to solo. This avenue was presented to me by a FAAST team member and DPE.

Blue Skys,

Bob