Glider PPG license necessary for USA utility certificated motorglider?

Thanks everyone! It's an H36, and the 1997 TC calls it a glider everywhere but the title, which just says Utility (eg, not Powered Glider, Utility category, as in some more recent TCs)However, a Standard AWC only has a box for category of aircraft, and says in the instructions that can be normal, utility, etc OR Special Class of aircraft, eg glider. Most other H36s here are Utility in the N number dbase, a couple are Glider and a couple Experimental. I would think one would defly want and we would probly insist on glider training to fly our aircraft, but still uncertain whether, technically speaking, a glider rating would be strictly required if it does not actually say glider anywhere on its airworthiness certificate...?





Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 2:51:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Hi all, My question is, My husband is in the process of getting a standard AWC for his imported, into the US, Dimona H36 TMG. He applied to have it certificated as a glider (powered), but our FAA inspectors want to put Utility on the AWC because that's what's on the type certificate.
Does this mean that the pilot would not strictly require a PPG w/ self launch endorsement, but instead could do with an ordinary power pilot license PPL? We were assuming none of our friends could legally fly it with their PPLs, but if its certified utility like some of their own airplanes, why not?

Thanks if anyone can point me to the right reg or had experience with this,

Kristin



On Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 2:51:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Hi all, My question is, My husband is in the process of getting a standard AWC for his imported, into the US, Dimona H36 TMG. He applied to have it certificated as a glider (powered), but our FAA inspectors want to put Utility on the AWC because that's what's on the type certificate.
Does this mean that the pilot would not strictly require a PPG w/ self launch endorsement, but instead could do with an ordinary power pilot license PPL? We were assuming none of our friends could legally fly it with their PPLs, but if its certified utility like some of their own airplanes, why not?

Thanks if anyone can point me to the right reg or had experience with this,

Kristin