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Glider Flight Instruction

Sailplane Enterprises is ready to start you on the road to personal soaring flight. We have several well developed but flexible curriculums designed to train safe and skilled glider pilots in a reasonable amount of time. Our standard program is designed to bring a beginner to the sport to the point where they can safely and confidently solo a sailplane, and from there pass the FAA requirements to obtain their glider license. We also offer a number of options for people who already hold Pilot's Licenses for powered aircraft. For pilots who already have glider ratings, we offer instruction leading to the commercial glider pilot, and from there, the CFIG ratings. The glider rating has the added attraction of not requiring a FAA medical certificate. We even have a FAA designee on staff, so scheduling your check ride is a breeze!

All flight instruction at Sailplane Enterprises begins with a 20 minute Introductory Assessment Flight. Here, you and your FAA certified instructor will evaluate where you're at and discuss the optimal strategy for getting the rating. On average, a beginning student can expect to solo a sailplane after about 35 to 40 flights, totaling roughly 10 to 12 hours of flight instruction.

Separate ground school training is not required, as the relevant material will be covered during each regular lesson. After your first solo, you will continue to meet with your instructor and build up your solo time. When you've met the FAA requirements and you and your instructor feel confident of your success, its time to take the FAA written and practical tests and get your rating!

To find out more about glider flight instruction at Sailplane Enterprises' Hemet location, contact us, using the information below, and ask for our brochure entitled "The Road to Personal Soaring Flight."

For more information about learning to soar, and soaring in general, check out the information available from the
Soaring Society of America (SSA).

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The majority of our soaring flight
instruction is given in the Schweizer 2-33.

Instructor Fees: $45.00/Hr.