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On Mar 15, 11:54*pm, JS wrote:
Similar to Guy: Glider at least to solo. Learn what the wings do. ASEL to Private. Learn the additional bits. (take a written test) Glider add-on. (no second written test) Enjoy. Jim I went in that order, but before the sport ratings were around. All the glider flying counted towards the airplane rating hourly requirements, and I was able to fly the entire flight (with guidance) from the first time I got in the airplane. However, I had to train the instructor in where the holes were in my education, so it took him 20 hours to solo me. Solo work was primarily to get the required cross country time. Once I had the airplane rating, I actually used it a couple of times on business trips. Then, my company changed its policy so that you couldn't fly yourself on trips anymore. I have flown gliders exclusively since then. The cost to get the hours the insurance company wants for me to be able to tow is much too high for me to bother. I did learn some important things in the airplane -- how to deal with complexity, how to navigate, how to deal with ATC. All those are useful in the glider. -- Matt |
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My opinion is it depends on you situtation. I think usually it cheaper
and perhaps faster to get the power rating and then and the glider rating. The exception is if you have a good soaring/gliding club nearby where you can exchange your time for cost. It may take longer learning to fly at a club but the cost for getting the glider rating may be very low. If you are going to do it strictly through commecial operations then learning to fly power 1st usually makes the most econmic sense. After you have your power rating you can add the glider rating in probably less than a week. Brian |
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On Mar 16, 4:04*pm, Brian wrote:
My opinion is it depends on you situtation. I think usually it cheaper and perhaps faster to get the power rating and then and the glider rating. The exception is if you have a good soaring/gliding club nearby where you can exchange your time for cost. It may take longer learning to fly at a club but the cost for getting the glider rating may be very low. If you are going to do it strictly through commecial operations then learning to fly power 1st *usually makes the most econmic sense. After you have your power rating you can add the glider rating in probably less than a week. Brian As long as you don't care about learning to do it right. I've spent years finishing up what the one weekers don't do. UH |
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On Mar 16, 3:03*pm, wrote:
On Mar 16, 4:04*pm, Brian wrote: My opinion is it depends on you situtation. I think usually it cheaper and perhaps faster to get the power rating and then and the glider rating. The exception is if you have a good soaring/gliding club nearby where you can exchange your time for cost. It may take longer learning to fly at a club but the cost for getting the glider rating may be very low. If you are going to do it strictly through commecial operations then learning to fly power 1st *usually makes the most econmic sense. After you have your power rating you can add the glider rating in probably less than a week. Brian As long as you don't care about learning to do it right. I've spent years finishing up what the one weekers don't do. UH No Argument there, One week will only teach you how to tow and land safely. If one is lucky they might get some soaring experience out of it but perhaps not. One would however meet the PTS requirements and have a glider rating. Even more than power flying this is just a license to learn. And there is a lot of learning to be had. In my situation I am forced to take the path of least financial resistance or at least the the path with the best cost/benefit ratio. Typically the problem with learning glider (in the US) 1st is you have to pay for two pilost and two airplanes while training as opposed power where you only pay for one airplane and one pilot (flight instructor) while training. As mentioned in my post, Gliding Clubs and can skew the economics of it in favor learning glider 1st. But there are only a limited number of locations where this is available. Brian |
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