Transition to Gliders

The most popular flight training manual for powered pilots transitioning to gliders. Complete flight training information a current powered pilot is required to know, plus advanced soaring techniques. Includes training syllabus and Practical Test Standards.

by Thomas Knauff
2008 edition
Hardback, 228 pages
 

About the author:
Doris Grove and Tom Knauff have set nine world soaring records and more than 60 national records. They have written the most popular glider flight training manuals, are frequent speakers at soaring events and contributors of articles in Soaring magazine. They founded the youth scholarship program, Petersburg Wave camp, and the Senior Soaring Championships.

Tom Knauff is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner, Flight Safety Counselor, and Trustee for the Soaring Safety Foundation. His FAA CFI Revalidation Clinic is recognized as one of the very best, and the FAA awarded him the honor of Flight Instructor of the Year for the Eastern Region. He has been nominated several times for the prestigious Brewer Award given by the NAA to the outstanding Aviation Educator. Tom was National Open Class Champion in 1989 and the recipient of the Robert Kronfeld Trophy for the longest glider flight ever flown in a world soaring championship.