FES selflaunch

in South Africa there is one Glider Pilot License - Endorsed per rated
launch type.
Winch, Aerotow, Selflaunch and Touring Motor Glider.

The last has been contentious , and has a separate skills test and
different training.

Regulation at present is under the obsolete Air Nav Regulations because
the new reg left gliders out...

That will soon be rectified for Tour Motor gliders, putting them as a
rating under part 62.(Equivalent to NPPL in the UK)

The entire administration of recreational pilots licenses is currently
being somewhat arbitrarily changed by a newly created and not
particularly accountable Recreational Aviation Administration. Glider
pilot's licenses are currently being issued that have no rating for tour
motor gliders, but have a rating expiry date for the non-existent
rating. One assumes this is because they want to make the TMG a stand
alone license rather than a rating.

We have now had 4 months of chaos - so - for now - legally - and
according to the Part 149 Manual of procedure approved by CAA but not
applied by RAASA, there is one GPL with Tour Gliders and other motorised
gliders as a rating. The span loading rule is applied.

So - for the foreseeable, Pure glider, Sustainer and Self launch gliders
will remain under GPL. There is no reason other than political and
financial to move TMGs to the NPPL, but it is a definite objective of
various parties to do so.

Cheers
Bruce

On 2011/03/06 5:50 PM, Andy wrote:
On Mar 6, 5:52 am, Chris wrote:
Latest I heard is that the UK CAA thinks that the transition to EASA
licenses for UK glider pilots will take place over 3 years, 2012 to
2015. This came from a CAA slide presentation late 2010. I have not
heard anything different recently, but it was covered by a caveat that
it was not yet definite.

Meanwhile, in the UK, we are still able to fly a turbo without a
licence. They are classed as gliders.

Chris N.

Thanks for the update Chris.

Can someone from Germany, South Africa, Austalia, or elsewhere please
comment on whether there is a different pilot qualification required
for self launch vs. sustainer gliders in your country.

Andy

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Bruce Greeff
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