X/C Definitions
FAA glider training standards
PVT Certificate or CFI X/C Endorsement
PTS V, VI, VIII, X. FAR 61.105
Sim. Off-field ldgs., Thermalling, Speed-to-fly, Navigation, Airspace, X/C techniques
PTS V, VI, VIII, X. FAR 61.107. ditto
(but we like it that way… GLIDER pilots
do not all HAVE to be X/C SOARERS)
What is a glider Cross-Country?
- Getting out of glide range of home?
- Earning an FAI badge leg?
- Heading out over the National Forest
- Flying off to where the lift “has to be”
- Getting out of glide range of some field
- Always flying on course like an airplane …