Learn to Fly This in 10 HOURS - Yes, really 

I love the idea of these would be worth looking into

You doing a ppg video? You should do one and what it takes to train for ppg, maybe at a place like Aviator PPG in Lake Wales.

How much do gliders cost? and this one in particular.

Do you know if I could use that glider to get my private pilot license? Since it seems to have similar features to a light sport aircraft

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That is good advice, no matter the endeavor.

You right tjis when you start your learning when you on your own. mate

Good outlook

“Your certification is a license to learn”. Excellent advice/evaluation of certification

Yowsy, I learned at Birchwood Pocono and Settled in a Stroudsburg Airpark across the mountain after they closed up... Yep, in 72 it was only $ 15.00 Solo..

That’s nuts!! It’s literally thousands now just to solo! And 7-14k for private pilot license.

Times have change sinse then mate and wagers wss only about £18 per week 240 pence in the pound lol

Cost is always relative to decade. We in UK are too cheap at equivalent of $250/hr.

@@stephenstead6333 I was paying £23/ hour in 1979. I was taking home as 19 year old £26 a week.

Thank you for this comment. You've almost restored my faith in people who post on RU-vid, but not my faith in humanity as a whole just yet.

I have a friend who owns a light sport aircraft…. But he won’t fly cross country in it. “It takes too long, my cruise is only 100 knots”. And I think to myself, “So? Slower just more time having fun in the air!”

@@ssn608 He should be thankful that he has something to fly in. At 60+ (my age) I wish I could get back up there. My priorities and finances have changed over the years. Enjoy what you've got - that's the answer. Time will take care of itself.

That's what I realized when I started. I was so worried about doing my solos and taking friends flying, but my instruction hours are just as fun as all that.

I'm too afraid of embarrassing myself, flying and speaking to ATC. I just don't have the speech ability even though I do have my Dispatcher Liscense 😶

can you describe what type of emergencies

Well this is a certificate not a license so definitely need more flight time but if you pass the ppl and ground school CFI signs offf then at least it gets you going at least locally worse case scenario. I think it’s a great idea.

"Over the years", a pilot should have enough experience to overcome many situations...

Certificate = License

No matter what certificate u have always keep training and moving up. Get ur ticket and train on.

Yep.

Also just because you require a minimum of 10 hours doesn't mean you will get a PPG license in 10 hours.Could be twice that. Or more even. Someone with an ultralight license might be able to do it in 10 hours because they know how to fly already

@@eclipser2004 in the US you don't need any license to fly an Ultralight or Paramotor alone.

Talking to tower and traffic was my biggest problem. You basically have to know what they will tell you.

Well said

And then, with a PPL - Glider... one goes on to do a PPL-airplane as an ADD-ON.... you will need 40 hours of time in aircraft, including 20 hours dual instruction in an AIRPLANE, and 10 hours solo in an AIRPLANE. The 10 hours getting your glider ppl can count for the remaining 10. Of course most people don't get a ppl airplane at 70 hours.... most more nearly double that. But if you have been tooling around in a motor glider just... flying places... flying cross country, doing patterns, etc. those topics will be easy when being instructed in airplane, and less hours in an airplane may be required. And of course, that dread engine out landing in an airplane will be old hat., as seen in this video. I was flying the other day, and somebody was practicing an engine out in the pattern, and sounded kind of stressed about it. I was practicing an engine out starting 5000 feet and 10 miles from the airfield l in my motorglider, and had to bleed off a lot of altitude (about 2000 feet) to get to the pattern altitude as I was on the 45 to the downwind.

There is no shortcut for a PPL aircraft license. You still have to do the solo hours in a type, and do the cross-country, etc. And the written. This glider thing is bullshit.

@@foobarmaximus3506 lol! People have been getting their glider rating this wat for as long as private pilots been getting theirs. The FAA allows this, so where is the BS?

Soon enough you will be able to do it in a sim,only a matter of time

The times, tech, and equipment, and the FAR's have changed.

Agree 100%. Cessna 152/172s are very forgiving.

@@rabbitholereviews Yes and no. Flying a 172 into bad weather (learning to not)...flying into uncontrolled airspace with 5 our aircraft all trying to land...there is SOOOO much more to flying.

True. I've flown my buddy's Cessna 152 many times, with him beside me of course, including takeoffs and landings. Never had a flying lesson. Just like driving a car, but there's no way I could remember all the regulations, radio chatter with the Alpha, Victor, Charlie, blah, blah, blah and all that other crap.

@@danieltaylor4819 "all the regulations, radio chatter with the Alpha, Victor, Charlie, blah, blah, blah and all that other crap."...that's flying. And taking off a C152 is easy. Knowing what to do when there is a problem is not.

@@edwardr5084 I don't disagree with that.

Uh oh, another internet tax expert. Complaining to the IRS will get you nowhere. Only congress has the power to change the tax code.

Well said very well said.....I hope to checkout their program soon

You do know that the rich pay almost all of the taxes in the US right? 1% of the population pays 40% of all income taxes. The top 10% pays 70% of all taxes. Maybe check the numbers before you say dumb things.

Right, it's only gonna kill a few people right? Millennials have no problem with this. So GTM, there is absolutely a problem. Your just trying to sidestep liability and responsibility. Just like a child.

What a dumb comment. Let's randomly dump on an entire segment of the population for no reason. Maybe look into your Napoleon complex.

Life zooms by so fast, but we can’t choose ALL the doors of opportunity, just so little time. Thank you for your service. Be well!

I bet you have still had a great life though...Well done.

@@nikkimontgomery6889 Thanks

@@Camel-Consultancy. Thanks

I disagree

@@Digital__rb elaborate.

@@daddysenpai681 flying is so much easier than surgery, and 30 hours of flying is so much more experience than a season of greys anatomy

Also this license is only good for VFR and the plane only flies for a few hours at a time so weather wouldnt be a factor

No shit sherlock

Right? I had about 3 hrs of instructor led flying 25 years ago. He said I had a good grasp of the basics but he didn't think it made sense to do more until I passed ground school. Working in two back to back start-up companies left little time and no money for study or instruction and getting a cert was put on the back shelf. It would be interesting to see how this program works. 🤔 Edit: I forgot to mention, the hardest part of my 3 hrs instruction was talking to the tower.

Lol, same as driving.... But its the rules that / knowlegde that makes you a great driver/pilot

@@alanploetz7100 25years ago :') can be for sure it is now much harder :') not only age but rules also

Cries in instrument rating

I've been to Alaska three times & met the then oldest "bush pilot" still flying, Don Derring, age 77 in 1999! I understand that there are more private pilots per capita in Alaska than any other state! I took 6 lessons on a two-seat "Champion" in 1963 at age 17, but never soloed! The plane was destroyed after a 16 year old student soloed but crashed a few flying hours later on an unsanctioned & uneven landing area! Best of luck!

TFYS 🇺🇸

Don't feel bad, some people take longer to catch on than others. 🛩

You are correct, sir! These people think there is a shortcut. It's their life and death - let them think what they want. Most of these will Crash and Burn.

​@@dougearnest7590 Yeah, there are "C" doctors, too. not sure how the ones that come into a country are rated. But we'll soon find out with the shortage of people due to mandates and deaths.

@@foobarmaximus3506 "Most.... will crash and burn"? Where's the data on that? I suspect most will have a hell of a lot of fun living their dream and will be perfectly safe while doing so. 70% will go on to earn private pilot certificates. A very few will crash and burn. Life is full of risks, and sooner or later, something kills every single one of us. I'd rather die swiftly crashing and burning than slowly while lying under flourescent lights in a pool of my own excrement in a nursing home the way most people do. Jesus Christ 😅

Great story bro I too flew 172 got my license anyway as it got more and more expensive I got back into my childhood hobby of R/C flying became an instructor for my RC club and loved the hobby. Any way one of my students was an airline pilot and he sucked flying RC lol.

@@kiheirc3195 For sure. I've known many pilots that suck at RC. I think it translates from RC to human flying much better than the other way, especially for an older guy like me who never flew electric. Still, both are very different in terms of sensory feedback, so maybe people who are better able to integrate senses can do better. Or maybe some people can just do well at both, like you.

@@prawnmikus it’s the basic understanding of the aerodynamics involved that help an RC pilot transition to full scale. You already understood lift, stalls, spins, ground effect, and things like that before getting into the plane for the first time because you had experienced those things numerous times without having to risk anything more than your model. Most people don’t get that experience or knowledge until they’re taught by an instructor. Also, going from being a pilot standing on the ground to being in the plane gives you an advantage becsuse you gained “the seat of the pants feel” which is beneficial vs. a scale pilot which loses that when he goes to RC.

I really like this idea as a great way to get started in aviation or your destination if you are limited on budget, or medical certificate issues that would be required for a private pilots license. But i think the one thing about this that really would help people understand the aerodynamics of the aircraft is the engine off training and flying it as a glider. Not many people get that kind of training. Let's face it, are you gonna want to shut off a C152 or C172 engine in flight if you don't have to? Sure you can pull the engine back to idle and sorta simulate engine off but its not the same as complete engine shutdown and feathering the prop. I'm amazed how well this aircraft glides and maintains altitude with engine off. I kinda wish we had one of these I could try near me here in Indiana. Going to have to do a little research :) And I've also always wanted to play around with RC planes but I had bought a lower-end drone and honestly, it may have been partly being a lower-end drone but I could never really achieve stable flight and control with it. And sadly it met an end after moving and even though i took care to pack it gently in a box with nothing on it, i took it out to fly after getting moved and it took off straight up flipped over and smashed down and snapped into several pieces. And well.. Just didn't want to spend a few more hundred to try again... Not unless i find someone near me who has more experience with them and can show me the ropes and help me pick the right aircraft to fly.

@@DocDavidErickson I'd recommend you build your first RC place from balsa. Build a powered-glider (minimum 1m wingspan) with only rudder and elevator. I had to use a tiny gas engine but these days electric is far superior. If you really want to torture yourself and be forced to manage energy optimally, set up the motor on a separate circuit that lets it run at 100% for a couple of minutes then shuts off until you land. A more simple way that will slow your learning but cause less heartache is to have throttle control. Once you've completely mastered rudder and elevator, add ailerons. You can teach yourself this way. There's also RC simulators you can run on a PC, but meh... It's so, so much easier these days with not only electronics that's 1000x better, but 3D printed parts and laser cut wood, plus superior glues and coverings. I guess as bad as it was I miss the greasy finger-slicing days of nitro and radio interference :)

Comrade Biden is working to make us equal.

@@screddot7074 bastard putin ruins everything

Russia is a shithole

$300 per hour is rich.

@Ed ... God Bless the Vietnam veterans! 🇺🇸

I would hope that a CFI might actually watch the video before posting negative comments. Apparently not.

@@gt4th I would hope that the fourth generation would have learned by now not to make sarcastic comments.

@@wiley0714 Hmm. You think that was sarcastic? Haha. Ok then. If you would like sarcastic I can do that. I am fearful You may start crying though. But I guess that is the chance you take trolling in on random conversations ah?And why would one learn NOT to be sarcastic? Is it so that I don't offend someone that I called out for being rude? Oh no. Or offend someone that is trolling the internet trying to start an argument for no particular reason other than maybe lack of female (or male)companionship has made him angry? Not sure why I am explaining this other than the fact the first 3 men with my name taught me to not only stand up for myself, but also to stand up for others given the chance, especially if they haven't stood up for themselves, and also let others know so. Your welcome. This CFI is clearly upset because his competition is using powered gliders to train people and he is not. For him to say "I hope they are teaching good glider skills" Is extremely rude, and clearly shows he didn't even watch the vid. before his negative post , as he would have seen if he did they ARE teaching glider skills. How would you like some stranger coming along and saying about you, oh I hope he is doing a good job! At the job you get paid to do, while they have no idea if you are or not. Kind of like someone popping in on a conversation and saying something rude and stupid while insinuating that person being spoken to is somehow different, even unintelligent, and or rude because his ancestors of 3 generations have the same name? Or wait, should be smarter and less rude.. Um err. Well. Anyway.That would just be silly right? Do you think I should teach #5 what I guess I was never taught? To not offend easily offended snowflakes with his sarcasm? Naa. Maybe number 6 won't be such an as$ hole ah? We will see.You keep guarding the internet though, and watching for sarcasm because you really are making it a better place.I can tell people are way more polite because of you. You should be proud of yourself.Thank you so much for your concern, really. Peace.

@@gt4th .. wow thatz a lot

@@venusreena2532 Lol. Right. I was bored I guess.

At my flight school, we had a few guys older than you come and get their private. You can definitely do it

Cooler than a hair transplant and a convertible mustang

I have yet to fly a Pipistrel but everything I have heard is they are extremely easy to fly, loads of fun, and relatively cheap (flying has gotten so cost prohibitive for most).

I would assume your CFI would have final say if you are ready. He just stated minimum number of hours. Some people are smart enough and have the aptitude to pick it up that fast. Some do not. Why force the people who CAN do things safely to go the long route because some cannot. There are some folks out there who will never be able to learn to fly no matter how much time you give them...

There is the "legal" requirement and then there are "personal" requirements. Certainly you can have a student pilot that has checked off all the training boxes in that 10 hours but they may not be comfortable taking the check ride with that little amount of flight time. Tjat would be on the instructor coordinating with the student to get them up to a point where they are comfortable with sticking rudder, knowledge, and ADM / other skills needed. Prior to my instrument rating cgeck ride I did an extra couple of practice instrument approaches just to get myself feeling more comfortable even after my instructor said I was ready for the check ride. I see this all the time with armed security officers that I teach. Yeah they complete the 28 hour class and they shoot a clean qualification but they don't feel comfortable enough to confidently carry a gun on duty unless they get additional training.

@@TedSchoenling Simply, being competent in putting an unpowered aircraft into a small field is invaluable. Flying gliders (and for me before that hang gliders) does this better than any SEL training. Your entire mindset changes flying sailplanes (gliders), constantly evaluating landing options while flying. How many engine-out off field forced landings does SEL training administer? Zero. Probably same for the CFI. Yet that situation is what kills power pilots because it's completely unfamiliar. Glider pilots laugh when the SEL CFI pulls power asking what they're going to do. I did, and so do others I know. We've already evaluated 2 or 3 potentials and not only picked the best one but planned our approach, in a few seconds. And this mindset never goes away, flying anything.

Really cool that you pushed your limits, got out of your element. When the shtf you're the kind of person who will survive!

I love that there are people who can only dream of flying, but sadly don't have the financial backing to do so. Thanks for sharing your story about how you wasted money, just to see if you could do something, rather than cultivating it and passing that knowledge along, only to let your cert expire. Tell me your parents had money or your're a trust fund baby, without really telling me. Ultra douchey comment of the year right here.

@@ap4546 wow, mean comment. I bet you're a socialist, or maybe full blown commie!

Only reason I'm watching aviation videos is for the same reason OP stated. I'm interested enough to try it, but probably won't persue it past cert. Just want to see if I can do it. Then I want to become a railroad engineer.

I dont find it complicated at all if you just avoid controlled airspace . Yes you never stop learning when you're a pilot or a musician or an athlete or a scientist....or a...you get the idea

How long did it take? (I'm talking hours of flying and days/weeks/months overall.)

@@dougearnest7590 I had started training back in 07 and stopped in 08 when the market crashed, so I did have past experience. Took me 2.5 months, flying only some weekends, but only 7 days of flying. I did it in the minimum time required and only paid the flat fee.

@@FlyinMike84 -- Thanks for the prompt response - and congratulations on getting it done. I emailed that outfit with a few basic questions and never got a response. I was thinking that they either didn't want my money, or I asked questions they didn't want to answer.

@@dougearnest7590 They just became the new US Pipistrel distributor and had been extremely busy. I believe they are working on more staff to make that better. If you can call, that may be the best right now. If I can help with anything else, let me know.

@@FlyinMike84 - Okay, thank you for that info. I have a couple of exams coming up in the next two weeks for which I need to study. After that I'm going to be giving some serious consideration to getting my (glider) license - The questions I had were sort of a pesky list of things I was curious about, not something I expect a busy person to know offhand and answer over the phone -- hence, the email. I might be in touch at some point after exams. Thanks again!

Boohoo

Well, here’s the thing: you’ve laid out your concerns about student pilots or recent PPL’s only having a surface level knowledge of how to fly a plane. ie just the basics of manipulating a plane. And if true, no reasonable person would disagree such pilots are dangerous. But glider piloting is as close to pure flight as you can get. Without an engine, one really gets a feel for the characteristics of air and how the plane is truly navigating through it, and therefore I think your comment is misplaced. As to the claim that through this program one could “learn to fly in 10 hours”- that just a marketing gimmick. And I think all involved know that. Also, I’m sure this school informs their students that they’ll need many more hours before they become proficient, if there is such a thing.

I soloed in 10 hrs 25 years ago. I started lessons in November and got my PPC in February the following year and have flown safely ever since...

Well why’d you let the guy solo at 4 hours if you didn’t think he’d be a safe pilot? That sounds like there’s something wrong with the instructors/school if you’re allowing people like that to just go on through instead of teaching them how to be a safe pilot. Sounds like you were just in it for the money instead of training safe competent pilots. I’m not saying you were doing that just saying that’s what you make it sound like.

Really it's down to developing long term memory, reaction time, and muscle memory, which is why it takes longer. You don't want to be up there with just a few hours when something goes wrong or in a complex situation. Definitely not enough for employment, but good enough for joy rides under controlled conditions and good weather.

yeap, and more of them getting killed due to lack of real training, save a $1000 and go for a private license which includes ground school.

Half? I wish! It’s my understanding that only 8% of starts finish.

Yes

I still find it hard to believe.. unless they did without a license or meant flew balloons.. if I understand you need to be minimum 17 to obtain a license.. People think it’s a bragging right someone that young did such thing.. it’s pretty dangerous and unnecessary, if it actually happened

@@c.v.v You can fly a glider solo at 14 years old. Motorglider too..

@@c.v.v 14 Year Old Glider Pilot Flies Solo / WXII 12 News ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-snXcaBhNPNU.html

@@c.v.v 14yr old Pilot Glider Solo across USA / Rizak Flys ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tU9l9GZTmNc.html

Her father was flying (near)in support, she had learned comms& was endorsed for to fly cross country, class C,etc, amazing young lady.

The glide ratio of the Alpha Trainer is 15:1. With this it is theoretically possible to ascend using strong thermals, but you can't expect it to act like a true glider (without an engine).

What do you do with this value?

@@venusreena2532 for every 15 feet forward, you drop one foot in altitude. You can substitute meters or miles or whatever unit measurement you like.

@@MegaMike7 .. power gliders they use are much higher i think

About 15:1 on a strong day you could termal with this. I have a friend with a Kitfox Model II that he has soared.

Not that you would ever mean to discourage a young person who held a passion to learn to fly right! After all, tomorrow's Chief Pilot could be reading your comment today and think to themselves, nah, I guess he's taking about me! Just a thought!

@@travelingman8230 if they are that easily discouraged, then the first time ATC chews them out, then they would be done. I see this as a money making venture for instructors padding a resume, nothing else.

@@travelingman8230 one other thing, you have an opportunity to teach young people discouragement is an obstacle you will always face in life and it’s better to push it aside and work through or around the obstacles that cause it, but you think it’s better to show them someone else should remove it for them? They’re better off not having someone like you in their life.

JD every bit of what you just said is wrong and I dare say few ppl would agree with your mentality on this subject. There is going to be a pilot shortage in the coming years, we need to encourage not discourage new pilots. This type rating and the way to achieve it, may seem beneath your flight chop snobbery, but for most it is merely opening a door to bigger and more advanced training. The training departments of the majors are looking for pilots from diverse backgrounds, not just jet jockeys or daddies money bought them 400hrs. Why are you so jaded, you sound like a child who doesn't want others to share his accomplishments because they earned them in a different manner! Do me a favor, stay away from young influential minds, you sound like an old crab!

@@travelingman8230 It is just called reality.

I'm I wrong thinking it was 40 hours when I got mine in 1986? And that was probably to little?

Flying is pretty easy.. and easy to understand. The real problem is most people are idiots and can't even safely drive a car. Also with this license you still have to have FAA approved check ride and can only fly in planes that have a glider certificate... Most of which are near impossible to crash unless you purposely do a nose dive into the ground. This is actually a great program. It introduces people to flying at much more affordable and less stressful environment. It also, from the get go, teaches gliding, which Is probably one of the most important aspect of flying. Most people that have engine outs low to the ground forget how to glide because besides doing it once or twice in training.. they haven't really done it. I would say this actually a way safer form of learning. This is basically a glorified powered hang glider.. but with training.

If you subtract night, instrument, cross country, control tower, etc from ASEL’s 40 hours then 10 is about all you’re left with… So, if you want to add on ASEL to an existing Private Pilot Certificate w/ glider rating you need to do the parts of 61.109 that say “in a single engine airplane.” But it’s done under the provisions of additional category/class not Student Pilot. The training in the video is also 61.109…

i could totally pull it off. i learned to ride a motorcycle on the way home from the dealership on my first bike

It's very different. You're not gonna just figure out how to land. It takes at least a little brains to fly a plane, but pretty much anyone that can ride a bicycle can ride a motorcycle.

@@mctransportation9831 hahaha i have been waiting for 2 days to see if anyone would bite.

@@cheezyridr 🤣 good one. They are about the same, right?

In the US you can be issued a Private Pilot Glider License with a self launch endorsement.

Let me know what (if any) you find. I'm in Michigan and I fly PPC. I would be interested in this as well.

@@Tomsfoolery. I do believe there's a ppc club and airport in saint John's they do have a Facebook page and on RU-vid as well

Bump for an answer to this question?? thx

@@25stevecole bump

Yes you can fly into a towered airport as a Private Pilot Glider, a powered glider need not necessarily land power off, there is no speed limit. A powered glider glider can have retractable gear and an inflight adjustable propeller.

You have all the privileges of a private pilot except limited to powered gliders like the pipistrel. You may fly to 18000ft, out of the country and at night.

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