"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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I think you are confusing the instructor signoff needed to
self-launch with the rating required to act as PIC of a
motorglider (aka "powered aircraft") You can fly a
motorglider as PIC without the self-launch signoff, as long
as you do not self-launch. You can legally start the engine
in the air, cruise and land with the engine running, as long
as you do not self-launch.


Hello Todd,
from your prior post in this thread

"Thus, IMHO, it's pretty inescapable that the holder of a
private glider certificate "holds at least a private pilot
certificate with a category rating for powered aircraft." Do
you disagree?"

Are you stating that the holder of a private glider certificate can be PIC
of an ASEL Cessna as long as it is not self-launched?
and more likely
Are you stating that the holder of a private glider certificate with an
instructor signoff needed to self-launch can be legal PIC of an ASEL Cessna?

Is this intended as a practical interpretation or an academic discussion?

You have earned your credibility here and I doubt that you would jeopardize
this lightly.

For anyone planning on doing this use CAUTION as the FAA does not pay for
lawyers themselves and this interpretation (if correct) may be costly to
prove, AND the insurer may not share the FAA definitions, which may mean you
will be flying without FAA required insurance. Remember that the FAA (and
the lawyers) always win in the end.

Cu to all