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And my reminder that students need to be told, early and honestly, to save up for that checkride. It isn't just the DPE, it's also the...

There are Soaring Businesses that provide the training in about 1 week, with an examiner on staff. You learn the requirements for the...

Rather expensive rating in my view.

The FAA has a Glider Flying Handbook available for free, which is probably as good as place to start as any...

when you went through the course, what was the ballpark figure you spent and were you already rated?

This is good information to know! Thank you

To pile-on what others have said, I did my glider add-on after my Instrument Rating. And I’m glad I did it, because flying IFR all the...

I have my commercial so I’m going to complete the commercial add-on course. Ok I’ll check it out and get a jumpstart on it. Thank you

If you’re already a private pilot and doing this as an add-on, then Sporty’s has a “transition to gliders” online course that I took, it...

I appreciate all of the responses. I’ve reached out to a few school and trying to get the ball rolling. In the meantime , what are some...

1) Many places to do it. Either close by or during a vacation trip. I did my Commercial at a place where I was flying near me. I did...

I added my Private when I was in college with a local club, and my commercial when I got a job at a now-defunct commercial glider...

I took a few lessons and will go for my commercial glider add-on. It’s amazing that you can talk to your copilot without a headset...

I owned a soaring operation for three years. I'm a CFIG. I did a lot of add-ons & every pilot without exception were thrilled to...

I fly out of 87MO, Richter’s field just outside of Kansas City. Missouri Soaring Association is based there.