Do glider pilots make better PPLs?
Been reading the "attitude for speed" thread, and a few comments popped up implying that the authors' prior time on gliders had given them some advantage.
I learnt to glide before doing a PPL, and I like to think that there are some benefits in this. (there are some drawbacks too!)
Not suggesting that it should be a compulsory pre-requisite for a PPL (that would really get a thread going!), but it seems to me that some of the "handling" fundamentals (stalling & spinning eg.) are taught more thoroughly under the BGA scheme.
What should a PPL gain from a good glider pilot and vice versa?
(This is not meant to start a "fan vs no-fan battle" - we all share the same airspace and the same love of flying!)