Hey...
I was hoping to get my glider pilot license this summer. I have logged 70 dual hours and will eb getting my PPL(A) in December when I turn 17. I have recieved grant money from my school to do my training this summer ( and hence I cannot wait to get my PPL(A) in December since I need to use this money over the summer ). I called the flight schools in Kutztown,PA as well as the one in Blairstown, NJ. They said that having 70 hours logged approx would not help reduce the minimum requirments since I did not have my PPL ( Airplane ). However, the FARs clearly state that I do:
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FAR 61.109 (f) If the applicant has logged at least 40 hours of flight time in a heavier-than-air aircraft , the applicant must log at least 3 hours of flight time in a glider in the areas of operation listed in 61.107(b)(6)of this part and that flight time must include at least-
i) 10 solo flights in a glider in the areas of operation listed in 61.107(b)(6) of this part and
ii) 3 training flights in a glider with an authorized instructor in preperation for the practical test that must have been performed within the 60-day period preceeding the date of the test.
Can anyone confirm this?
ALso, I am in the US on a student visa and am not a US passport/greencard holder. Do I need to go through any additional procedure because of this?
Thanks