GBSC Instructor Page

This page is intended, primarily, to be a reference for GBSC instructors

Glider training is exempt from TSA regulation 49 CFR Part 1552.
Foreign glider students do NOT require a security background check.

  • AOPA - Tools for CFIs
  • American Standard Soaring Signals
  • FAA Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) - Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures
  • FAA form 8710-1 - airman certificate and/or rating application
  • FAR part 61 - pilot certification
  • FAR part 91 - general operating and flight rules
  • FAA recommended logbook endorsement formats
  • FAA Subject Matter Knowledge Codes
  • FAA Student Pilot Guide
  • Do The Right Thing - a © "Private Pilot" magazine column by Leroy Cook
  • Positive Control Checks - a presentation by © Jim Vincent
  • Sample BFR Questions
  • Sample pre-solo test
  • Sport Pilot Information
  • SSF Instructor page
  • Tom Knauff's Instructor page
  • TLAR - landing process summary written by © Jim Vincent
  • TSA regulation 49 CFR Part 1552
  • TSA regulation 49 CFR Part 1552 glider exemption

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