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	Glider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Among the most well known stories involving military gliders are the assault of the Eben Emael fortress in May 10, 1940 by German paratroopers landing in DFS 230 gliders and the taking of the Pegasus Bridge by troops flown to within 50 metres of the site in Horsa gliders during the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
		Gliders are equipped with an altimeter, compass and an air-speed indicator, and often with a radio, though in some countries the radio is not compulsory.
		Rising air is announced to the pilot as a rising tone which the pilot may choose to react to by turning the sailplane to circle in the lift.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glider (2806 words)

	Glider Rides Nationwide - Learn to Pilot a Glider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The glider you will fly has dual controls, and your instructor will sit behind you with all the directional controls that you have and will show you the control motions or follow along with you as you are learning to glide the glider.
		Student Certificate: FAR 61.83(b),(c) To be eligible for a student pilot certificate, an applicant must be at least 14 years of age for the operation of a glider, and be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language.
		Private Pilot Experience: FAR 61.109(f)(1),(2) At least 10 hours of flight time in a glider, including at least 20 flights in a glider, and 2 hours of solo flight time with not less than 10 launches and landings being performed.
	www.1800skyride.com /GliderRides/Learn (1269 words)

	SSSA MOP Main 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Glider Pilot Licenses may be endorsed to permit pilots to fly Touring Motorgliders which are registered as gliders.
		Pilots requiring a Touring Motorglider Endorsement of their Glider Pilot's License must complete the Touring Motorglider Schedule, and performance is evaluated in terms of ability.
		The Glider Pilot License shall be valid for an indefinite period proviso that the privileges of the license shall not be exercised by the holder unless:
	www.sssa.org.za /ARO/Main4doc.html (2535 words)

	Articles - Glider pilot license (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In most countries it is required to obtain a glider pilot license (GPL) before acting as pilot of a glider.
		The requirements for a glider license are usually similar to those for a power plane license, taking into account the different requirements of the aircraft.
		In some countries glider instruction and licensing is regulated by a national non-governmental organisation representing the gliding community.
	www.seekj.com /articles/Glider_pilot_license (223 words)

	Encyclopedia: GNU General Public License
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		A software license is a type of proprietary or gratiuitious license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software — sometimes called an End User License Agreement (EULA) — that specifies the perimeters of the permission granted by the owner to the user.
		The primary difference between the GPL and more "permissive" free software licenses such as the BSD License is that the GPL seeks to ensure that the above freedoms are preserved in copies and in derivative works.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/GNU-General-Public-License (5627 words)

	ipedia.com: Glider Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		While this is an advantage in strong conditions when the gliders spend only little time climbing in thermals, the pilot can jettison the water ballast before it becomes a disadvantage when the thermal conditions weaken in the evening.
		Much more than in other types of aviation, glider pilots use and rely on an instrument called a variometer, which measures the climb or sink rate of the plane.
		This does not apply in the United Kingdom, where glider pilots are regulated by the British Gliding Association using a "badge" system, and do not have to be licensed with the Civil Aviation Authority.
	www.ipedia.com /glider.html (911 words)

	An FAA First ... by RC Morton
		Pine Crest is a local landing area for hang glider pilots in the area; at least I hoped that's where this flight was going to end.
		Technically, this hang glider had single controls, which left open the option to observe from the ground the required maneuvers, and for several weeks prior to the scheduled day of the check ride, I vacillated between observing it from the ground or actually flying in it (in this case hanging beneath it).
		And so, on August 23, 1983, Robert McKenzie became the first pilot to receive a private pilot certificate for gliders in a certificated hang glider and I was almost positive I was the first FAA Inspector to administer such a flight check.
	www.flytandem.com /morton/morton.htm (1417 words)

	Commercial License
		You must also have completed 65 hours of commercial pilot flight training with a minimum 35 hours dual instruction which includes five hours during night with a minimum two hours cross-country; five hours cross-country; 20 hours IF of which up to 10 hours may be done on an approved airplane simulator.
		Persons who have a pilot license - helicopter category will be credited with instrument flight time completed in helicopters toward meeting instrument flight requirements provided they have obtained a minimum of 10 hours dual instrument flight in airplanes.
		If you have met the appropriate experience requirements and hold a commercial or higher type pilot license in the airplane category from another country, you will be considered to have met the ground school instruction requirement.
	www.southernskies.ca /commerciallicense.htm (634 words)

	Alligator Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		What makes a glider plane different from an engine-powered plane is its ability to "soar" for hundreds of miles at thousands of feet in the air with no electrical power.
		With the death of 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff, who crashed in 1996 in an attempt to be the youngest pilot to fly cross-country, children in the cockpit quickly became a national issue.
		Although children have to be 16 years old to earn a glider-pilot license and 17 years old to earn a power-pilot license, federal laws do not specify how old someone has to be to begin training with a flight instructor.
	www.alligator.org /edit/issues/99-sprg/990211/b02kids11.htm (1417 words)

	How do you become a glider pilot?
		You don't have to be a stuntman or a daredevil, although the prospective student should be in reasonably good physical shape to endure the long periods strapped in the seat and also the frequent atmospheric pressure and temperature changes that occur during the flight.
		Also, the pilot cannot be too heavy, or he may find himself having problems with fitting in the cockpit and still being able to move the joystick, flap and brake levers.
		The price tag for a glider pilot certificate varies very much between different countries, and so are the regulations for how old you must be before you can start flying.
	hem.passagen.se /tkolb/fun/soar/how_e.htm (841 words)

	PVCC Puma Press: October 2003
		After you land, your pilot will enter your flight time in an official pilot’s logbook, which is yours to keep as a souvenir of the beginning of your glider pilot’s training.
		Glenn Whitaker, a student pilot from St. Louis and an engineer for Boeing, is spending his vacation time at the school qualifying for his glider pilot’s license.
		One of his pilots, Rich Brown says, "So many have come through this school and have gone on to do things that are important to the [flight] industry." According to Brown, this school is the number one soaring site in the country and only the Air Force Academy has trained more glider pilots.
	www.pvc.maricopa.edu /puma/nov03/glide.html (1147 words)

	Commercial Glider Pilot Requirements
		This is the rating for flying gliders for hire or compensation.
		Pilots and passengers can equally share the costs of the flight.
		In order to complete your commercial pilot glider license, a license privage glider pilot must complete 2 or 3 exams depending on the individuals expierence.
	www.cachesoaring.org /cpg.htm (282 words)

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		If the glider is not visible in the mirrors (and no prior arrangements have been made with you for a “low tow” or “boxing the wake” exercise), you are in danger and should release the glider immediately.
		The pilot flying the last flight of the day in each aircraft must ensure that the aircraft is refueled and that the journey log entry for the day is completed.
		Pilots are responsible for ensuring that the aircraft are not left at the flight line in a low fuel state.
	www.greatlakesgliding.com /TOWPLANE2.doc (2440 words)

	GPL & other
		Glider Pilots are now trained on pure gliders or touring motorgliders and the GPL is issued with the appropriate ratings.
		Should he wish to be rated for pure glider, he will need to do the training associated with either aerotow or winch launch method.
		The Glider Pilot License is valid for an indefinite period proviso that the privileges of the license shall not be exercised by the holder unless he holds an appropriate valid medical certificate, the appropriate ratings and can demonstrate currency in flying gliders.
	www.sssa.org.za /BadgeGPL/GPL.htm (553 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The FARs say that to start flying gliders by yourself (solo) as a student, you need to be at least 14 years of age and able to read, speak, write and understand English.
		My instructor designed the questions to be easy-to-understand but to raise points for discussion about decisions and judgment.) After some paperwork (filling out a form to get your student pilot's license and a solo endorsement in your logbook by your instructor), you may fly by yourself.
		For a private glider rating (fancy pilot speak that translates into getting your pilot's license) you must have at least 10 hours of training in a glider including 20 training flights.
	www.harrishillsoaring.org /learn2.htm (465 words)

	LINDY HOPS GLIDERS by Raul Blacksten
		He credited his experience with the gliders for, he said, his only needing an hour and a half of instruction to be able to fly power aircraft as well.
		The potential pilot would be towed on flat ground (Lindbergh Field in Anne's case) behind a roadster with their instructor shouting instructions in a megaphone and progress from a "Penguin" (a flightless bird), to a primary glider, before being allowed an actual sailplane flight.
		This feat inspired the formation of the Anne Lindbergh Glider Club which was founded in San Diego to accommodate the distaff glider pilots who were encouraged by her exploits.
	www.charleslindbergh.com /history/gliders.asp (4838 words)

	The New Glider-Trike
		Because the barriers to flying are many: the time and expense for training, the increase in FAA regulations, the high cost of airplane ownership and maintenance, the closure of many airports, and the exposure to liability lawsuits.
		However, a pilot’s license is required to fly experimental aircraft; and when a pilot flies an experimental airplane, it counts as FAA flight time.
		Since an Experimental trike is considered a glider (or motorglider), the Experimental trike pilot must have an FAA glider pilot’s license.
	www.ultraflight.com /issues/nov2000/nov00page35.htm (1742 words)

	Private Glider Pilot Requirments
		This is the most basic rating for flying gliders.
		The Private Pilot Glider rating allows a licensed pilot to take passengers for rides.
		In order to complete your private pilot glider license, a student must complete 2 or 3 exams depending on the individuals expierence.
	www.cachesoaring.org /ppg.htm (262 words)

	Cascade Soaring
		Currently we sport a flight line of one gliders and two tow planes with FAA certified commercial pilots and flight instructors, giving you the best the Northwest has to offer.
		To meet the requirements for a private glider license, you must be at least 16 years of age, and have logged 7 hours of solo in gliders, including 20 solo glider flights, and pass a written and flight exam given by the FAA.
		A Private Pilot, in order to obtain a private glider rating, needs 10 solo glider flights, an instructor recommendation flight, and an oral and flight test by an FAA Examiner.
	www.affordablewebhosting.com /skysigns/ratesheet3.htm (318 words)

	Pemberton Soaring Centre - Gliding around Whistler, British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The license examination may be written following the ground school study and prior to completion of the solo flying requirements.
		flights are usually sufficient to prepare the pilot for the License Test Flight(s) when the learned skills are demonstrated to our flight examiner.
		Overseas and domestic clients have gone onto becoming licensed glider pilots, commercial pilots and glider pilot instructors.
	www.pembertonsoaring.com /requirements.htm (278 words)

	Certificates
		One solo circuit in a glider or motor glider in unpowered flight after the launch followed by a satisfactory landing.
		To bridge this gap and seek worldwide standardisation of pilot certification, the ICAO defined a minimum set of requirements for a Glider Pilot's License.
		The license is valid for life provided the holder achieves at least 5 hours solo per year or has a revalidation by an instructor.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /miskin/gliding/gliding/certificates.htm (994 words)

	Student Pilot License
		Be at least 16 years of age for other than the operation of a glider or balloon.
		Be at least 14 years of age for the operation of a glider or balloon.
		Except while seeking a pilot certificate with a glider category rating or balloon class rating, you must hold at least a current third-class medical certificate to exercise the privileges of a student pilot certificate.
	www.gg-pilot.com /spl.htm (156 words)

	Careers Day Program
		Most pilots become flight instructors so that they can be paid to fly and count the experience or they go north and do time in the bush or the high Arctic.
		A Canadian Pilot's License is held in high esteem world-wide and foreign students often come to Canada to learn how to fly.
		This license is an expansion of the private pilot's license, and is the first step in the path for a future professional pilot.
	www.ninety-nines.org /careerday.html (2000 words)

	Harris Hill Soaring - Typical Fees Estimates for Obtaining Glider License
		Below is a chart with a rough estimate for a typical ab initio glider pilot - one with normal skills and capabilities and no flying experience whatsoever.
		For this exercise, we will assume that the student pilot starts their training mid-summer one year and finishes it at the end of the next summer, perhaps sixteen months total.
		FAA rules allow competent glider pilots to solo at age 14, and to acquire a Private Pilot/Glider license at 16.
	www.harrishillsoaring.org /joinfees.htm (427 words)

	Amelia Earhart
		Aviation pioneer Anne Morrow Lindbergh, co-pilot, navigator, and radio operator with renowned pioneer aerial explorer Charles A. Lindbergh was the first woman in the United States to be issued a First-class Glider Pilot's License.
		Well schooled in the serious science of flying, Anne Lindbergh contributed to the advancement of aviation during grueling and dangerous flights around the globe with her husband.
		Anne piloted the plane and kept it on course by observing the Aperiodic compass while Charles took sextant observations of the sun and stars.
	www.womeninaviation.com /anne.html (356 words)

	GPL may refer to # GNU General Public... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		GPL may refer to # GNU General Public...
		"GPL" may refer to: # GNU General Public License GNU General Public License # Glider pilot license Glider pilot license msg:disambig
		A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
	www.biodatabase.de /GPL (71 words)

	How much does it cost to get a solo glider pilot license? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The younger you are the easier you may find it to learn - this is the same as for most things.
		In fact some of the country's best competition pilots are not in their "first flush of youth".
		To summarise, learning to fly a glider will probably cost you £600-£1000 compared to learning to fly a powered aircraft where the cost is likely to be £3000-£4000.
	www.portmoak.force9.co.uk /cost_to_solo.htm (543 words)

	Commerical Pilot Glider Test: I passed! (by Jeremy Zawodny)
		After meeting the required training and experience for a Commercial Pilot License, there are three tests one must pass.
		The written test for the Private Pilot certificate is like this too, except that it is composed of 60 questions instead of 100.
		The tow pilot took us toward the big blue hole that was opening up in the clouds.
	jeremy.zawodny.com /blog/archives/004456.html (1364 words)

	:: NASA Quest > Archives :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		First woman to earn a glider pilot's license.
		First woman hired as a pilot for commercial passenger flights, on New York Airways.
		German WWII test pilot who was the first woman to pilot a helicopter.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /space/frontiers/activities/womanswork/firststimeline/thirties.html (105 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Glider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Glider; all previous versions may be viewed here.
		They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Glider (2936 words)

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