Sport Pilot and Glider Questions

Ralph,
Since your aspiration is toward a "touring motorglider", I'd suggest
you go for a glider rating, but try to get it in a motorglider. There
are a few FBO's that have these, one I can think of is Sky King Soaring
http://www.skykingsoaring.com/ in Sedona, AZ.

The sport airplane "add on" will then be pretty much a "no brainer" as
you will have all the requisite stick time and IMO better airmanship
skills.

-Tom

Thanks for the link to Sky King Soaring. While they are on the other side
of the US from me, a vacation in AZ might be worth considering. Also they
speak of the Diamond motorglider and I did not know of any touring
motorglider other than the Virus.

RS

"5Z" wrote in message
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Ralph,
Since your aspiration is toward a "touring motorglider", I'd suggest
you go for a glider rating, but try to get it in a motorglider. There
are a few FBO's that have these, one I can think of is Sky King Soaring
http://www.skykingsoaring.com/ in Sedona, AZ.

The sport airplane "add on" will then be pretty much a "no brainer" as
you will have all the requisite stick time and IMO better airmanship
skills.

-Tom

"Ralph Steiner" wrote in message
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Also they speak of the Diamond motorglider and I did not know of any touring
motorglider other than the Virus.

Then you probably need to do a bit more research before you make a buying
decision. You should also know about the Grob 109, SF-25 and SF28, Stemme S10,
L13 Vivat, Ximango, ASK-14, Carat, RF-4, RF-5, and a whole bunch I have
certainly missed.

Vaughn




RS

"5Z" wrote in message
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Ralph,
Since your aspiration is toward a "touring motorglider", I'd suggest
you go for a glider rating, but try to get it in a motorglider. There
are a few FBO's that have these, one I can think of is Sky King Soaring
http://www.skykingsoaring.com/ in Sedona, AZ.

The sport airplane "add on" will then be pretty much a "no brainer" as
you will have all the requisite stick time and IMO better airmanship
skills.

-Tom

Thanks for the list. I knew of motorgliders that don't need a tow and of
ones which may not be able to take off but which have enough power to stay
aloft but I'd not known of touring ones until I stumbled onto a web page
about the Virus and Sinus.

RS

Vaughn wrote in message
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"Ralph Steiner" wrote in message
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Also they speak of the Diamond motorglider and I did not know of any
touring motorglider other than the Virus.

Then you probably need to do a bit more research before you make a
buying decision. You should also know about the Grob 109, SF-25 and SF28,
Stemme S10, L13 Vivat, Ximango, ASK-14, Carat, RF-4, RF-5, and a whole
bunch I have certainly missed.

Vaughn

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:43:15 GMT, "Ralph Steiner" wrote:

Thanks for the list. I knew of motorgliders that don't need a tow and of
ones which may not be able to take off but which have enough power to stay
aloft but I'd not known of touring ones until I stumbled onto a web page
about the Virus and Sinus.

Look at Eric Greenwell's excellent page,
http://webpages.charter.net/engreenwell/ASA/

Also they speak of the Diamond motorglider and I did not know of any
touring motorglider other than the Virus.

Then you probably need to do a bit more research before you make a
buying decision. You should also know about the Grob 109, SF-25 and SF28,
Stemme S10, L13 Vivat, Ximango, ASK-14, Carat, RF-4, RF-5, and a whole
bunch I have certainly missed.