Private Pilot Glider
General Requirements
Private Pilot Glider
1. Minimum age 16.
2. Demonstrated proficiency in all flight operations.
3. Successful completion of ground instruction or a home study course.
4. Successful completion of the FAA written knowledge test.
5. The applicant must log at least 10 hours of flight time in a glider in the areas of operation listed in FAR Sec. 61.107(b)(6), and that flight time must include at least—
(i) 20 flights in a glider in the areas of operations listed in Sec. 61.107(b)(6) of this part, including at least 3 training flights in a glider with an authorized instructor in preparation for the practical test that must have been performed within the 60-day period preceding the date of the test; and
(ii) 2 hours of solo flight time in a glider in the areas of operation listed in Sec. 61.107(b)(6) of this part, with not less than 10 launches and landings being performed.
6. Successful completion of the FAA flight and oral test administered by a FAA examiner.
