Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!hpfcmt!ron From: ron@hpfcmt.UUCP (ron) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Advisory for Motorgliders Message-ID: <10400007@hpfcmt.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 16:35:00 EST Article-I.D.: hpfcmt.10400007 Posted: Thu Jan 3 16:35:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jan-85 07:36:06 EST Lines: 31 Nf-ID: #N:hpfcmt:10400007:000:1264 Nf-From: hpfcmt!ron Jan 3 13:35:00 1985 FAA Advisory Circular for Motor-glider interests.... I just finished reading this month's Soaring magazine which alerted me that there has been an AC issued for transition for "traditional" glider pilots to motor gliders. I have obtained the actual circular from the GADO here in Colo. (I haven't read it all the way thru) but there is a recommendation that the new motorglider pilot be given instruction encompassing cross-country flight, fuel management, engine emergencies and several other areas. It also recommends a minimum level of ( as I recall...) CFIG who also holds a Commercial Power license as being the individual who should be doing the dual with the new m.g. pilot. However, (there's always one of those,usually bad but this time good) if an individual has LOGGED 5 hours in m.g. aircraft prior to Jan 1, 1985 then the individual is considered to have met the intent of th AC. The AC number is 61-94 and was dated 7-14-84 Thought you glider pilots might be interested. It seems like the area was growing too quickly to be unmolested by regulation or "official recommendation" but these are the kinds of things that my students had to be knowledgeable of anyway. Ron Miller CFI(G) Hewlett-Packard Co Ft. Collins, Co. (hplabs!hpfcla!ron-m)