"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
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"Jim Buckridge" wrote in message
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"Chuck" wrote in message
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My cousin just bought a Schweizer 1 36 sailplane.

We took it to the airport today where he is going to hanger it
today,
and
put her together so the FAA could give the stamp of approval with
the
airworthiness certificate.

Looks like the sailplane could be alot of fun.

I have never been around them before.

Just wondering how many guys fly gliders...

I do! I just got my rating yesterday (Sunday 12/21). It wasn't an
add-on, which makest the rating even sweeter. Still grinning :-)


Congrats!

So... you are not a PP, but are a glider pilot, huh?

Did you have any problems? Would it have been easier to become a PP,
then
a
glider pilot?

I'm thinking of getting a slider certificate...

Common misconception. He has a Private Pilot certificate. He is a
Private Pilot. Easier is a relative thing, it depends on a person's
aptitude.


OK... maybe I should have worded it differently.

You hold a Private Pilot Certificate with the Glider rating, but do not hold
an Airplane Single Engine Land or Airplane Multiengine Land rating?