Hi,
I asked a question a while ago about counting gliding hours towards an NPPL, and I seem to remember that the answer was:
If I had a BGA glider pilots license, I could do my NPPL with a minimum of 10 hours, of which one must be solo;
and if I wanted a proper PPL, I could count 10 in a hundred gliding hours towards my PPL?
Just wanting to confirm these were correct, and if so, how do I get a BGA glider pilots license? Are they the badges? (i.e Bronze, silver, gold, diamond, platinum) or is it a completely different thing all together?
Any help muchly appreciated on the subject, as I do a bit of gliding at the moment, and am wondering whether it's definitely worthwhile to continue?
And, whilst on the subject, does anybody know what the requirements are (in ft.) to get the badges mentioned above?
And, one last thing. I have 5.5 hours SSEP. If I get my Glider Pilots License, then I need 10 hours flying... can i count my previous flying experience (the 5.5 hours) or will I have to do another 10 hours?
Thank you all, sorry it's such a lot
T