Unless you have military flight time, you will need to obtain a Private
Pilot's certificate before getting your commercial. This PP certificate
can be in any category and class. For example, you could get a private
ASEL, then go to commercial glider. But you must have a private pilot's
license in SOME category before getting the commercial-glider.

In order to obtain the PP certificate, you MAY need a medical (depending
on the requirements for the category for which you intend to get the PP
certificate). However, a medical is NOT required for glider category
ratings, so if you decide to get your private-glider, then
commercial-glider, you will not need a medical.

--Stefan Murry
CFI-G


On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:44:30 -0500, T wrote:

On Aug 13, 6:12 am, drumflyer
wrote:
'T[_2_ Wrote:





;780159']On Aug 12, 6:45*pm, T wrote:-
On Aug 12, 4:50*pm, drumflyer
wrote:

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Hi everyone, I'm currently a sport pilot with no other licenses and
used
to fly gliders a little as a kid when I was stationed in England.
*I've
been thinking of getting my glider rating but had a question about
the
commercial glider rating. *The SSA states:-
-
Commercial Pilots-Glider must be at least 18-years of age, pass a
written FAA examination, hold a *Private Pilot license* with 25 hours
of
flight time in gliders and 100 glider flights as pilot-in-command, or
a
total of 200 hours of flight time in heavier-than-air aircraft
including
20 glider flights as pilot-in-command, 3 hours or ten flights
training
in a glider, and five solo flights in a glider and pass a flight
test.-
-
Does that mean that one must have a medical? *What confuses me is
that
everywhere else it says Private Pilot-*Glider*. *Am I looking to much
into this and they just say private pilot license as a catch all for
the
different add-ons? *The way I've interpreted it is that you do not
need
a medical to fly as a commercial glider pilot, however sometimes you
seem to need to read between the lines when it comes to the FAA. *If
someone could give me some insight that would be great...or a simple
yes
or no will suffice
Thanks!
-Matt-
-
--
drumflyer-

I presume you have a Sport Pilot, Airplane rating.
You cannot go direct from sport pilot airplane to commercial glider,
unless yo have the prescribe hours in heavier than air, or light sport
aircraft. Complete a commercial glider written exam and complete a
glider practical exam check ride.

If you do not have the required power hours, you will need to complete
a private glider check ride first, accrue the required glider
experience for commercial, and the complete the required commercial
glider certificate requirements.

T-

Sorry, I should have added, you do not need a medical in the US.
T

Yes, it is Sport Pilot-Airplane...here I am talking about specific
wording and I wasn't even clear myself. Thanks for your replies I
appreciate it!
-Matt

--
drumflyer

I just reread 61.123(h), it does say you must hold must have at least
a private pilot certificate. Does not specify in which aircraft. You
may have to complete a private glider certificate before you can
complete the commercial rating.
T


--
Stefan Murry