{"id":201,"date":"2015-07-18T16:57:42","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T16:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lethbridgesoaring.ca\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:03:35","slug":"glider-pilot-license-gpl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lethbridgesoaring.ca\/?page_id=201","title":{"rendered":"Glider Pilot License (GPL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Glider Pilot License (GPL) is administered and issued by Transport Canada, the national aviation regulator. Below are the requirements specified by Transport Canada to go solo (fly without an instructor onboard) and to receive your license. Please contact us if you have any questions. If you already hold an aviation license (e.g. PPL, CPL), please contact us for the specific conversion process.<\/p>\n<p>The entire GPL flying curriculum can be completed with our club owned Grob Twin Astir 103 fiberglass glider.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Solo Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Age: 14+<\/li>\n<li>Complete\u00a0a Category 4 medical declaration. \u00a0The form is attached\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tc.gc.ca\/wwwdocs\/Forms\/26-0297_0712-06_BO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0Currently this is acceptable with our club for\u00a0solo flying and for attaining the GPL. \u00a0A Category 3 medical, done by a TC approved Civil Aviation Medical Examiner (CAME),\u00a0will be required to carry passengers and to instruct.<\/li>\n<li>A club administered pre-solo exam that covers gliding specific content and certain PSTAR items.\u00a0 Two excellent studying resources are <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flyingstart.ca\/FlightTraining\/PSTAR\/PSTARIndex.htm\">flyingstart.ca<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/principalair.ca\/pstar_table_of_contents.htm\">principalair.ca.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Documents that prove your age,\u00a0citizenship, and name (e.g. a passport).\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tc.gc.ca\/eng\/civilaviation\/regserv\/cars\/part4-standards-421-1086.htm\">Canadian Aviation Regulation (CAR) 421.06<\/a><\/span>\u00a0lists what are acceptable as\u00a0identification documents.\u00a0Copies will be made\u00a0for club records and for Transport Canada.<\/li>\n<li>You must obtain a Student Pilot Permit (SPP). This is a document that will be issued to you at the club. We require the file number from your medical (see above).<\/li>\n<li>Take the Aviation Language Proficiency Test. The test can be completed at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/cunim.org\">CuNim Gliding Club<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 or at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/megacat.ca\/excel\/\">Excel Flight Training<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(please contact either organization to make the necessary arrangements).<\/li>\n<li>Complete your radio operator certificate (ROC-A) through Industry Canada. You can do this any time before soloing. This is available from most powered flight schools, or there are online options as well. Please contact us for details. The study guide is available <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ic.gc.ca\/eic\/site\/smt-gst.nsf\/eng\/sf01397.html\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Once all of the above conditions are met, you must pass a pre-solo check flight with an instructor and have your log book signed off for solo flights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Hooray!\u00a0 You are then permitted to solo with an instructors approval and supervision.\u00a0 Further training flights will be necessary\u00a0to help you practice, learn new maneuvers,\u00a0and prepare for your flight test.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0px 10pt 0px 0px; float: right; text-align: center;\"><strong>Glider Pilot License Requirements<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0px 10pt 0px 0px; float: right; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: right;\">15 hours of ground school instruction. We recommend the 2 weekend program offered by the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/edmontonsoaringclub.com\/index.htm\">Edmonton Soaring Club<\/a><\/span>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/cunim.org\/index.php\">CuNim Gliding Club<\/a><\/span> has one over several weeks in Calgary. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/flywithexcel.com\">Excel Flight Training<\/a><\/span> also offers the instruction at Lethbridge Airport. There is also an online option at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilottraining.ca\/\">PilotTraining.ca<\/a>. This course can be done at any time during your training, but is required before you are recommended to write the Transport Canada GLIDE exam.<\/li>\n<li style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: right;\">Write the Transport Canada GLIDE licensing exam. You can make an appointment at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/flywithexcel.com\">Excel Flight Training<\/a><\/span> to write the exam, and most other powered flight schools offer this as well. The results of this exam are valid for 2 years, so we suggest writing it after soloing. The study and reference guide is linked <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tc.gc.ca\/eng\/civilaviation\/publications\/tp876-menu-1034.htm\">here<\/a><\/span>. Contact us for more study resources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: right;\">Fly at least 20 solo flights.<\/li>\n<li style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: right;\">Pass the flight test with the Chief Flight Instructor. This test will be conducted over the course of several flights.<\/li>\n<li style=\"width: 40%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: right;\">Once you have\u00a0passed these requirements, a temporary license valid\u00a0for 90 days will be issued. You must apply for your Aviation Document Booklet (ADB, the permanent license), accompanied by a few forms and a passport-style photo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Glider Pilot License (GPL) is administered and issued by Transport Canada, the national aviation regulator. 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