Originally Posted by
rusty sparrow
That's one of the reasons why I dropped out - I can take anyone up as a passenger in a light aircraft without asking permission but not in a glider despite having a Bronze C and several hundred glider flilghts.
But who owns the glider? Most 2-seat gliders belong to clubs, so asid from anything else the club wants their 2-seaters available for instruction as and when needed.
Laws and Rules (2008) states:
7.5 Before carrying a club member in a glider, the pilot in charge must be authorised by his CFI and hold a Bronze badge or higher certificate and have at least 50 hours P1 on gliders.
Beyond that it's up to the individual CFI. In theory you are qualified to take passengers, but at the very least I expect the CFI would insist you are in current flying practise for the type of launch to be undertaken. To let your passenger have the front seat (the one with the good view!) you would almost certainly need an Instructor rating.
EASA Pilot Licensing will cause some changes, but it's not clear yet what those will be.