Mitty wrote:

I'm looking at adding a commercial glider rating this summer. Never
been in a glider, but my hunch is that it will be a good learning
experience even though I'll never fly one for hire.

So ... trying to divine the meaning of Part 61.129(f)2

"20 flights in a glider as PIC" and "5 solo flights"

But ... I can't log PIC time while getting dual instruction since I'm
not rated in the airplane. So, I'm really looking at 20 solo flights.
Right?

(The only way I could see someone having 20 flights as PIC and but only
5 solo flights would be if the person had a fairly new Private glider
rating and then took dual for the Commercial. Right?)

TIA

The 5 flights can be part of the 20, but those 5 have to involve
practicing 61.127(b)(6). So make sure that you make a notation in your
log book that you had practiced 61.127(b)(6) for at least 5 of those 20
flights.