Gliding in Portugal?

[Bob]

Does anyone know of any Clubs/Commercial operations around the Lisbon
area?

Thanks,

Bob

[Francisco De Almeida]

Hello Bob,

Yes, there are year-round operations at Sintra (near Lisbon) and Évora, and
seasonal ops at Bragança, Seia, Covilhã, Aveiro, Castelo Branco and
Portimão. I will be pleased to give you the details of the operations closer
to your intended destination in the country, please contact me directly at
.

Regards,
Francisco de Almeida

[Alex Essouera]

Hello, Francisco,
Could you please advise the best place to fly in Portugal in April?
BR
Alex
On Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 3:43:17 PM UTC+1, Francisco De Almeida wrote:
> Hello Bob,
> Yes, there are year-round operations at Sintra (near Lisbon) and Évora, and
> seasonal ops at Bragança, Seia, Covilhã, Aveiro, Castelo Branco and
> Portimão. I will be pleased to give you the details of the operations closer
> to your intended destination in the country, please contact me directly at
> .
> Regards,
> Francisco de Almeida

[sergiolinsandrade]

On Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 12:43:17 PM UTC-2, Francisco De Almeida wrote:
> Hello Bob,
> Yes, there are year-round operations at Sintra (near Lisbon) and Évora, and
> seasonal ops at Bragança, Seia, Covilhã, Aveiro, Castelo Branco and
> Portimão. I will be pleased to give you the details of the operations closer
> to your intended destination in the country, please contact me directly at
> .
> Regards,
> Francisco de Almeida

hi, Francisco
As soon as covid measures end, I'm planning to spend time in Portugal.
Does Portuguese ANA honour American and Brazilian glider pilot licenses?

Regards
Sergio Andrade

[Matthew Scutter]

On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:57:08 PM UTC+10, sergiolinsandrade wrote:
> On Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 12:43:17 PM UTC-2, Francisco De Almeida wrote:
> > Hello Bob,
> > Yes, there are year-round operations at Sintra (near Lisbon) and Évora, and
> > seasonal ops at Bragança, Seia, Covilhã, Aveiro, Castelo Branco and
> > Portimão. I will be pleased to give you the details of the operations closer
> > to your intended destination in the country, please contact me directly at
> > .
> > Regards,
> > Francisco de Almeida
> hi, Francisco
> As soon as covid measures end, I'm planning to spend time in Portugal.
> Does Portuguese ANA honour American and Brazilian glider pilot licenses?
>
> Regards
> Sergio Andrade

Francisco's post was from 2005, so he won't reply, but:
As a general rule, if you want to fly an EU glider you need either a EU licence or a validation of your foreign licence from the local authority which should accept any ICAO country's licence with a bit of paperwork (can take weeks, for example in Germany). If you want to fly a glider from the same country as your licence, you can always do that in any ICAO country.

[Dan Marotta]

And don't forget, in an EU country you'll need a medical certificate
(not needed for gliding in the USA).

Dan
5J

On 4/6/21 7:04 AM, Matthew Scutter wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:57:08 PM UTC+10, sergiolinsandrade wrote:
>> On Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 12:43:17 PM UTC-2, Francisco De Almeida wrote:
>>> Hello Bob,
>>> Yes, there are year-round operations at Sintra (near Lisbon) and Évora, and
>>> seasonal ops at Bragança, Seia, Covilhã, Aveiro, Castelo Branco and
>>> Portimão. I will be pleased to give you the details of the operations closer
>>> to your intended destination in the country, please contact me directly at
>>> .
>>> Regards,
>>> Francisco de Almeida
>> hi, Francisco
>> As soon as covid measures end, I'm planning to spend time in Portugal.
>> Does Portuguese ANA honour American and Brazilian glider pilot licenses?
>>
>> Regards
>> Sergio Andrade
>
> Francisco's post was from 2005, so he won't reply, but:
> As a general rule, if you want to fly an EU glider you need either a EU licence or a validation of your foreign licence from the local authority which should accept any ICAO country's licence with a bit of paperwork (can take weeks, for example in Germany). If you want to fly a glider from the same country as your licence, you can always do that in any ICAO country.
>