Sport Pilot and Glider Questions

If I recall correctly.. there is no Glider Rating at the Sport Pilot level.
If you complete a Sport Pilot Rating in "airplane", then you still need to
complete a Glider Rating at the Private Pilot Level. Complete with Glider
Private Pilot written exam and check ride.

Of issue is that the Sport Pilot rating does not address certain
physiological factors of high altitude flight or long distance cross county
flying, which the Private Pilot rating does.

With the Private Pilot Glider rating you would only need a log book
endorsement for "self launch".

As this aircraft called a "Virus" seems to be a motor glider, then a Glider
Rating with Self Launch endorsement is all that is needed to fly it.

so why the Sport Pilot rating? unless you have other aspirations.

But then again, I could not be remembering correctly...

BT

"Ralph Steiner" wrote in message
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I hope to get both the Sport Pilot and Private Glider certificates.

Which order would be best to get them in - would Sport Pilot be better to
get first or last?

I am especially interested in a motorglider called the Virus (what an
unfortunate choice of name!). Does a glider certificate let you fly a
motor glider?

http://www.mcp.com.au/pipistrel-usa/models/virus.html