Glider cross-country time toward commercial SEL requrements?

"Vaughn" wrote in message ...
"Blake Oliver" wrote in message
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A "glider" is not defined as an "airplane", as per the FAR's.
Nice try though.

Huh?

1) 61.129 (a) (ii) states that 10 of the 50 hours must be in airplanes, which
clearly implies that the other 40 may be done in some other type of aircraft
other than an "airplane".

2) 61.1 (b) (3) "Cross-country time means-" makes no mention of the word
"airplane".

Did I miss something? I don't see how there could possibly be any question
that glider cross-country time would apply towards the Commercial SEl rating as
long as it otherwise meets the definition (50-mile straight-line distance,
pilotage etc.).

Vaughn


The term "appropriate aircraft" in 61.1 does leave room for
interpretation. Appropriate to the catagory and class of the rating
sought? Appropriate perhaps meaning with an N number?

One examiner I asked said he didn't know but that if I showed up with
40 hours of balloon cross country he'd tell me to take a hike.

I don't want to show up for a checkride and find out I need 40 more
hours with that infernal contraption screaming away up front.

MM