Matthew
Touchdown! Greaser!
A buddy of mine is a PP-ASEL, but hasn't flown in at least 20 yrs, maybe more.
He knows I'm a pilot and he keeps getting the itch to fly again. I told him about our local glider club where I'm just about to join, and he's pretty interested in checking into it.
My questions - his medical has long since lapsed and he's had enough medical/physical problems over the last few years that I am not sure he would qualify for his medical renewal, or if he did, that he would think it would be worth the trouble to pursue.
Since he has his certificate, the glider rating would be an add-on to his private certificate. Would any of the training for that rating, or solo, or post-checkride ever result in him 'exercising the privileges' of his 3rd class and thus require a valid medical?
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't, but I can't figure out a simple way to explain it to him.
He knows I'm a pilot and he keeps getting the itch to fly again. I told him about our local glider club where I'm just about to join, and he's pretty interested in checking into it.
My questions - his medical has long since lapsed and he's had enough medical/physical problems over the last few years that I am not sure he would qualify for his medical renewal, or if he did, that he would think it would be worth the trouble to pursue.
Since he has his certificate, the glider rating would be an add-on to his private certificate. Would any of the training for that rating, or solo, or post-checkride ever result in him 'exercising the privileges' of his 3rd class and thus require a valid medical?
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't, but I can't figure out a simple way to explain it to him.