Foreign Pilots
Non-US glider pilots may still receive reciprocal privileges in the United States. However, the necessary steps for receiving these documents have changed as a result of the attacks of [...]
Glider Pilot Ratings
Glider licenses are issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and in that regard is similar to that issued to power pilots or balloon pilots. The FAA maintains a list of frequently [...]
Learn to Fly Gliders
Learn to Fly Gliders Accept the challenge & become a part of the world of glider pilots. Your first step in learning to fly [...]
What is Soaring
What is Soaring The terms gliding & soaring are used interchangeably. To fly as the hawk and eagle has been mankind's dream [...]
Is Soaring Safe?
Soaring Safety Is Soaring Safe? Soaring flight is almost exclusively a daytime activity and severe weather is generally avoided. Although flights can extend [...]
Cross-Country Flying
Cross-Country Flying "Heading Out on Course" When you have earned your private pilot glider certificate, you'll find the best is yet to come. As [...]
Sailplane Construction & Cost
Sailplane construction & cost Sailplane Materials Sailplanes construction begins with carbon composites, fiberglass, aluminum, wood, special fabric stretched over steel tubing, or any [...]
Lift Sources
Lift Sources It's easy for a sailplane to stay aloft without an engine. It's easy for the slender sailplane to stay aloft without an [...]