Where I fly in Canada (www.yorksoaring.com), the cost of training to a
glider pilot's licence is about $2,000 Canadian (US$1,600), and a private
pilot's licence power training cost is around 5 times that at about $10,000
Canadian (US$8,000).

The glider training costs include club membership, tows and glider rental.
Instruction is free from volunteers. As for the youth, twice each summer,
the first two weeks of July and again the first two weeks of August, we
offer a Flight Camp where we take students from Ab Initio to Licence, for
about $1,600 Canadian (by now you can do the math). Our club gliders rent
from 30 to 50 cents a minute, and tows are $25.

A lot cheaper than flying power!

Charles Petersen

"Doug" wrote in message
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Moneywise it is less expensive to get the power rating first, then the
glider. However if you are under 16, then glider may be a better option
to do first. The glider rating is fairly easy once you have the power
rating. All those tows cost quite a bit. You will already know how to
land a glider if you can land an airplane (well, it may take two or
three practice trys to do it well). But essentially yoiu are there.
Experienced glider pilots can fly for several hours on one tow, so once
you have the glider rating, it is less to fly gliders, from what I have
seen. I do think all airplane pilots benefit from some glider training.
If nothing else, you really begin to believe in landing with no engine!