What's interesting to me is that the part 61.181 to 61.201 "Subpart H -
Flight Instructors Other Than Flight Instructors with a Sport
Pilot Rating"

doesn't apply to Sport Pilots. No requirement for 15 hours of cat/class
before becoming an SP-glider instructor. No requirement for
61.195(h) experience to train SP-CFI-glider instructors.
No 61.183(i) spin proficiency requirement.

So the sport pilot CFI transition to SP-CFI-gliders seems significantly
different than for the full CFIG. Unless the SP-PTS makes
"additions" to this, as I suspect it will...

In article .com,
Terry wrote:

Burt Compton wrote:
More SSA members / More CFIG's. It's kinda like the chicken and the
egg.

Burt Compton
Soaring Safety Foundation
www.soaringsafety.org
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In addition to the training and study necessary to pass the 2 FAA
knowledge tests, in the USA you need a soaring site with instructors
that meet the requirements of 14cfr 61.195(h). Your training area must
also have a FAA inspector with the ability and inclination to conduct
initial CFI exams or have FAA Designated Pilot Examiners with the
authority to issue initial or additional CFI ratings.

In Arizona there are 5 such examiners, 3 of which are also authorized
to conduct initial CFI. Come on out.
Terry Claussen
DPE SDL Arizona USA



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