I heard he's a CFIG, a glider instructor. On an FAA licence, the rating is called "Glider". Jim
--- On Thu, 1/15/09, Christopher Mc Donnell <[email protected]> wrote: Appears the pilot of the NY emergency landing was a glider pilot. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16pilot.html?_r=1 Wonder how much that discipline's skills contributed to the wonderful outcome. Interesting that the NY Times said "glider pilot" not "sailplane pilot".
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