On Mar 30, 9:00*pm, bildan wrote:
An instructor endorsement for a cockpit checkout is imposed by
insurance companies not the FAR's. *I understand your local
instructor's attitude, I'm very reluctant to endorse logbooks for
single seat gliders in which I have no experience.

I have been on the other side of this scenario needing an
endorsement. *My approach was to go to considerable lengths to find an
instructor who had considerable experience in the type if not actually
owned one. *My objective was to learn enough from him to fly the thing
safely and well. *The insurance requirement was secondary.

Bill D

On Mar 30, 9:20*pm, Tuno wrote:







For as long as I've been flying anything, including and especially
gliders, I've had a CFI endorse a cockpit checkout in my logbook, for
any new aircraft type I flew.

Can someone tell me what/who requires this? Is it strictly insurance
companies, or is there a relevant FAR paragraph?

The reason I'm asking is that when I went to the local gliderport
yesterday to get a cockpit checkout in the LS-8, the on duty CFI
declined to sign an endorsement conducted by someone else, and he
would not do the checkout himself because he was not an LS-8 pilot.

I can't imagine that every CFI is able to personally conduct cockpit
checkouts in all glider types (with all due respect, Mr Compton).

The last six such checkouts I've received were performed by a non-CFI
and signed off by a CFI.

~ted/2n7o

Tuno:

You know where to come - TUSC has several instructors, one of whom
owns an LS-8 and would no doubt be happy to help.

Usual beer penalty applies!

Mike