TMG around San Diego

Sky Sailing (near San Diego) has a Stemme.

On 7 Dec 2004 10:55:58 -0800, wrote in
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Sky Sailing (near San Diego) has a Stemme

In deed they do: http://www.skysailing.com/pages/lessons.html#all

Stemme $130/hr Engine + $60/hr Airframe Dual Only

wrote:

Sky Sailing (near San Diego) has a Stemme.

I may be wrong, but I think the Stemme V10 is legally not a TMG.

Stefan

Stefan wrote:
I may be wrong, but I think the Stemme V10 is legally not a TMG.

The type category "Touring Motor Glider" does not exist in the US. The
Stemme, Dimona, G109, DG-800, ASK-14, ASW-24E, etc., are all gliders
with self-launch capability. An FAA Glider rating allows you to fly any
of them as PIC. A self-launch endorsement from a CFIG is required if
(and only if) you make use of the self-launch capability.

Marc

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 20:25:01 +0100, Stefan
wrote in ::

I may be wrong, but I think the Stemme V10 is legally not a TMG.

But is a remarkable piece of artistic engineering.
http://www.stemme.de/

"The S 10-VT is the easiest to handle and most good-natured open
class sailplane."

The S8 is the TMG: http://www.stemmewest.com/pages/S8_E.pdf

Larry Dighera wrote:

The term TMG (Touring Motor Glider) is new to me.

In Europe, TMG is a well defined term and a TMG needs a different rating
than just a glider rating with a "mere" self launch endorsement. (It's
even more complex: You can choose between achieving the TMG rating as a
type rating for power pilots and as an additional rating for glider pilots.)

It's well possible that in the USA, a TMG is just another self launching
glider. I don't know. Anyway, I know of one commercial operator of a
Katana Extreme (aka Dimona) in Arizona: http://www.skykingsoaring.com/.
You might find others at http://www.ssa.org

Stefan