Advise / test notes on the CFI-G Add On Test

On Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 8:38:24 AM UTC-7, Burt Compton - Marfa Gliders, west Texas wrote:
E-mail me for suggestions.
marfagliders at aol dot com

Marfa Gliders Soaring Center, southwest Texas
John,

I hope you take the time to call Burt. A local pilot/cfi thought it was going to be a breeze to take the 25 question test. He was a fairly new pilot to gliders and wasn't very well versed in terminology and specifics dealing with lift sources, etc.

You don't say how long you've been flying gliders, but the short test is not necessarily easy. Nor is the practical test.

Mike (former DPE)

On Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 7:30:58 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 8:38:24 AM UTC-7, Burt Compton - Marfa Gliders, west Texas wrote:
E-mail me for suggestions.
marfagliders at aol dot com

Marfa Gliders Soaring Center, southwest Texas
John,

I hope you take the time to call Burt. A local pilot/cfi thought it was going to be a breeze to take the 25 question test. He was a fairly new pilot to gliders and wasn't very well versed in terminology and specifics dealing with lift sources, etc.

You don't say how long you've been flying gliders, but the short test is not necessarily easy. Nor is the practical test.

Mike (former DPE)
It was the only - of 10 - that I aced. One thing that is pretty convoluted, and in practice ignored everywhere I go, is the towline/weaklink strength reg.