Only one of my seven gliders (the first) came with a parachute, but you
could certainly ask the seller to let you try sitting in the glider of
choice wearing his parachute if it's not included in the deal.Â* BTW, you
don't need to be a certificated pilot to own an aircraft but it /would/
seem silly to buy one without a license.Â* It might be difficult to find
a CFIG who would sign you off to solo in something he's not flown with
you in.

On 1/14/2018 9:52 PM, Charles Longley wrote:
The club I am in has six parachutes so there’s always one available. I just bought a 1/2 share in a glider and it came with a parachute. So yeah you would probably be jumping the gun to buy a parachute.

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Dan, 5J