"Chuck" wrote:
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...

That's right... no powered just glider. I didn't have any problems
other than the weather. Also the operation was closed last winter
(Thanksgiving thru end of March) and then the NY ADIZ got in the way.
I had 13 solos (FAA minumum is 10). Compared to the others I know I
got my rating fairly quickly tow-count wise. But my 53 tows were
spread out over 17 months. An average of just over 3 per month.
Yuck!

I've been told that if I go for powered lessons now it'll be a breeze.
I think cost wise it's cheaper to get the glider rating first, and
then go on to powered. Would it have been easier to go powered first?
Maybe, but I found the cost to be prohibitive. I got my glider
private rating for less than $3000 including all costs... books,
exams, flights, etc.