FAA Private Pilot - Glider (PGL) case studies
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The FAA Private Pilot certificate with a glider rating lets you act as pilot in command of a glider, carrying passengers, without compensation or hire. It suits people who want to fly sailplanes and motorgliders recreationally, and many airplane pilots add it to sharpen stick-and-rudder skills and energy management. The FAA Private Pilot - Glider (PGL) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,940 words.
1Rope Break at 200 Feet
At 14:20 local you are solo in a Schweizer SGS 2-33 on aerotow from a 2,600-ft grass runway at 4,200 ft MSL. Temperature is 30°C, altimeter 30.02, density altitude about 6,800 ft.
600 words, about 3 min2Two-Place Loading With Tail Ballast
Your club's two-place glass trainer has an empty weight of 600 lb at 10.0 in aft of datum, maximum gross weight 1,000 lb, and approved CG range 9.0–15.0 in. You weigh 200 lb and your passenger weighs 150 lb; each parachute is 20 lb and both are loaded at 5.0 in.
583 words, about 3 min3Class D Boundary Crossing in Wave Conditions
You launch at 10:30 from a private 1,800-ft strip 4.2 NM southeast of the center of a Class D airport. The Class D surface area extends 4 NM radius up to 3,200 ft MSL; your strip is outside the lateral boundary.
602 words, about 3 min4300-km Triangle With a Strong Headwind Return
It is 13:00 on a blue-sky cumulus day. Forecast: surface wind 250°/18 kt gusting 25, 5,000-ft wind 280°/35 kt, lift 1–2 kt, cloudbase 6,500 ft MSL, overdevelopment possible after 16:00, and isolated thunderstorms after 18:00.
594 words, about 3 min5Overdue Annual and a Fabric Tear
Saturday 08:00, a club two-place glider is scheduled for three introductory rides. The logbooks show the last annual inspection signed 12 months and 10 days ago; the aircraft is standard category.
561 words, about 3 min