pilot
In the US:
FAR 61.69
a) No person may act as pilot in command for towing a glider unless that person: (1) Holds at least a private pilot certificate with a category rating for powered aircraft...
...;, you must do it according to this rule. If you want to fly a qualifying glider with only a 'Sport Pilot' rating, you must adhere to this rule. You can still take the required training for ...
Hello,
I just finished coding a program on my site to make available the whole Airmen and Certified pilots database. So far, you can search by last name and city. See who else is a pilot in your t...
... go into dialysis. He has now obtained a medical with the condition that he should always have an safety pilot onboard. The funny thing is that he is an bus driver, and he is allowed to drive an bus w...
Doug, I suspect this was an ultralight pilot, given the context of the article. I've included the last half...
He said he started flying his glider last year at the Twin Pines Airport on Penn...
Anybody knows who needs one? I mean a club, I do not have a commercial licnese... Tsachy Nevo
Hey all,
I'm beginning to learn to fly in gliders. To give some idea of were I am in my training I'm on my 6th flight practicing turns, slips, landing, and other basic airmanship. Since...
...ane chasing each other around the sky and doing hi speed passes. Among other things it also featured the pilot or supposed pilot standing while the planes did hi speed passes over his head. If I rembe...
I will be getting my private pilot glider liscense in the Spring. At the moment I am looking for a glider to buy. I am looking into a Standard Austria SH-1 with the retractable landing gear. I have al...
...hy due to the very large elevator and other controls. I wouldn't recommend it for a low time glider pilot. That said, I got a lot of my badges in it as a low time glider pilot.
Good Soaring, ...
Sounds like the old Smirnoff Sailplane Derby to me! Expect this time the pilot's PAY!!! to go. It should be a lot of fun, I had the opportunity to go on four of the Smirnoff Derbys and I can tell...
Good post Bill, I would send it to Soaring (safety corner) In a bad accident here in region 11, the pilot cycled the flaps twice trying to make his LS-6 fly (one flaperon disconnected) He neved did re...
...pter and those who knew of this aircraft weren't too impressed. Is it agood design?
The Sperber pilot I mention above, is an active duty Air Force pilot who had flown U-2s. maybe that makes a...
Unfortunately, it isn't just a question of how good a pilot one happens to be. Sh*t happens. We had a major wind storm here in N. Calif. a few years back. One of the FBOs had all of his gliders a...
... to highly of the Speed Astir. What then would be your recommendations for a first glider for a low time pilot training & soloing in a G103 II A? I need something under $20,000. that will keep me ...
...hat I know of. I can probably say this much without getting into trouble. I haven't met but one HG pilot since I've been over here, but I would bet there are a few more. Talked to one sail...
I am interested in any pilot reports regarding the pros/cons of the ASW 20L.
...heeled down the runway. I was one of the first to the glider and was amazed that in all the wreckage the pilot walked away. In the end the glider was a total write off. The tow pilot never new what ha...
...ter you get your blood pressure under
I have seen a lot of Air Force accident reports that read; The pilot allowed the aircraft to assume an attitude from which recovery was not possible. That is ...
Must be a glider pilot thang....I had the same thought this morning!
Casey Phoenix
... in questions like 'What's the best voltage to use with a 14 volt radio?'. Not one glider pilot in ten could figure that one out....
...the article on 'Dynamic Soaring' in the current issue of the UK GA magazine 'Today's Pilot....
... your feet see where your going to land.
You've just got to love the quote from the Grunau baby pilot. 'if you can see it over the nose its out of glide'
Al...
...h an expensive time with the certification with a new sailplane. I remember my father who was their test pilot telling me something like that.
Mike...
This tragedy gives more imputus to the idea of having the pilot hold the control surfaces while an assistant moves the controls in the cockpit. I believe I read about that technique in this news group...
... look good for glider use.
One is called 'Breath of Life' and the other is called 'CO-PILOT'. Both use a non-replaceable 18 liter bottle, both have a thumb-triggered on-off swi...
...bout the self launching planes or motorgliders? And would I need to get another type of license (private pilot)
Thanks Tony...
There was a glider crash rumored to be on the S ridge near Hemet, Ca Saturday. The pilot was killed in the crash. No details available. Condolences to the family. M Eiler
So, that's your secret weapon, JJ! Mine is a fellow-lady-pilot I've been cherishing for years, the only one skinny enough to plunge down my Std. Cirrus fuselage and fit the tubing on t...
...wind or something.
Alternately, you should check for an electrical short between the ears of the tow pilot(s). ...
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