On Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 12:05:22 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Years ago I got a new-to-me glider model, and the insurance required a "cockpit checkout".
I asked a CFIG for that, and after some futzing around the cockpit with me he wrote in my
logbook that he checked the cockpit and found the glider airworthy. :-)

The insurance company would like some confirmation that the new pilot is familiar with the POH, and the simplest way is to ask for a CFIG endorsement. You and the instructor should have gone over parts of the POH and perhaps the W&B to confirm you understand the aircraft and its systems as well as making sure it's airworthy. If the instructor knows nothing about this glider, an experienced pilot can be enlisted to provide a brief which the instructor supervises.

I'm sure even Dan would like to see me get briefed on his Stemme before tossing me the keys ;-)

5Z