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Old 7th October 2019 | 18:03
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rudestuff
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Originally Posted by Olympia463
The British Gliding Association qualifications when you first went solo in a glider were as follows:

A certificate: One flight in a straight line with a landing. Never used in my time BTW.

B certificate: Three solo flights each consisting of a circuit with 360 deg turns in both directions followed by a normal landing.

C certificate: A soaring flight of at least 5 minutes above the height of the lowest point followed by a normal landing, plus a written paper on Air Law.
There was badge for these tasks, and your log book was endorsed.

Was that what you were looking for?
The OP is talking about an FAA certificate
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