Re: Ebay glider -- Chuck Yeager

[Wayne Paul]

The following was posted on rec.aviation.soaring:

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

"Thomas Knauff" > wrote in message
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> I have a container coming to the USA that this glider would fit into.
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> Tom Knauff
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> "Wayne Paul" > wrote in message
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> > There is an ad on Ebay 1955 sailplane reported to have been flown by
Chuck
> > Yeager. See:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4521925927
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> > Wayne
> > http://www.soaridaho.com/
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> >
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>

[RST Engineering]

I spent some time on the landings.com search engine last night looking to
see if Gen. Yeager had a glider rating on his ticket and I couldn't turn him
up anywhere. Will somebody with a better flair for searching than I see if
they can turn up Yeager's certificate ratings?

Jim

[Wayne Paul]

I am not sure about the Air Force test pilot school; however, in the 1960s
glider training was part Navy's TPS syllabus. It became part of their
military training and as such would not appear in the FAA database.

Wayne
USN (Ret)
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder

"RST Engineering" > wrote in message
...
> I spent some time on the landings.com search engine last night looking to
> see if Gen. Yeager had a glider rating on his ticket and I couldn't turn
him
> up anywhere. Will somebody with a better flair for searching than I see
if
> they can turn up Yeager's certificate ratings?
>
> Jim
>
>

[Blueskies]

CHARLES ELWOOD YEAGER
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"RST Engineering" > wrote in message ...
>I spent some time on the landings.com search engine last night looking to see if Gen. Yeager had a glider rating on his
>ticket and I couldn't turn him up anywhere. Will somebody with a better flair for searching than I see if they can
>turn up Yeager's certificate ratings?
>
> Jim
>

[Henning DE]

Hello Jim !

The sailplane was flown by him in 1955 while he had a command in Germany.
I am shure nobody in Germany cared much at that time about Chuck Yeager
having a glider rating or not.
I have no logbook with a "Yeager" entry for this plane, but old clubmembers
assured me that he did fly the aircraft.
At that time it was the only aircraft the club possesed and logbooks were
sometims not kept these days.

HenningDE


"RST Engineering" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
>I spent some time on the landings.com search engine last night looking to
>see if Gen. Yeager had a glider rating on his ticket and I couldn't turn
>him up anywhere. Will somebody with a better flair for searching than I
>see if they can turn up Yeager's certificate ratings?
>
> Jim
>

[Wayne Paul]

It appears that glider training is still part of the Naval Test Pilot
program. See the X-26A:
http://www.usntps.navy.mil/fixed_wing.htm
http://users.dbscorp.net/jmustain/x26.htm

As you can see in the link below, glider train is also part of the US Air
Force Flight Test University program:
http://www.edwards.af.mil/afftcuniversity/Courses/TPSCourses.html

As mentioned before, successful completion of either of these programs does
not directly translate to a civilian FAA glider rating.

Wayne

"Wayne Paul" > wrote in message
...
> I am not sure about the Air Force test pilot school; however, in the 1960s
> glider training was part Navy's TPS syllabus. It became part of their
> military training and as such would not appear in the FAA database.
>
> Wayne
> USN (Ret)
> http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder
>
> "RST Engineering" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I spent some time on the landings.com search engine last night looking
to
> > see if Gen. Yeager had a glider rating on his ticket and I couldn't turn
> him
> > up anywhere. Will somebody with a better flair for searching than I see
> if
> > they can turn up Yeager's certificate ratings?
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
>
>