@EXDAC : thanks for your explanations on FAA licensing , fits your country motto “ land of the free and home of the brave “
I only wish EASA would ease up their licences endorsements !
for me it is your definition of s “self launching motor glider “ is what puzzled me , it is an anachronism : a motorglider would automatically self launch , a glider not necessarily hence the difference . Also very different in handling both
expecting a pure glider pilot to handle a heavy and underpowered ( almost all are ) motorglider with a viable pitch prop is not really advisable hence 2 different training syllabus and licence in Europe .
i have no idea how it is spit in Australia either .
@Bunyan Wingnut: sorry for your loss .indeed let’s wait to hear the reasons . No trying in any way to try to apportion blame on the pilot . **** happens sometimes, we all know that ,