Manuals & Resources
Manuals, handbooks, and study materials for student glider pilots.
These resources are provided for training purposes. Flight manuals are specific to aircraft in our fleet. Always verify you have the current approved version before flight.
Aircraft Manuals
Blanik L-23 Flight Manual
Blanik L-23 Quick Reference & Pilot Tips
Standard Cirrus Flight Manual
Pilatus B4-PC11 Flight Manual
Schweizer 2-32 Flight Manual
Training & Study Materials
Pre-Solo Written Test (Blanik L-23)
Glider Flying Handbook
FAA Publication — Official study guide for the FAA knowledge test
Practical Test Standards
The official FAA practical-test standards each rating's checkride is graded against. Internal interactive syllabi below are keyed to these documents.
PTS — Glider
Standards the Private Pilot Glider checkride is graded against.
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PTS — Glider
Standards the Commercial Pilot Glider checkride is graded against.
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CFI-G PTS
Standards the Flight Instructor Glider checkride is graded against.
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Interactive Training Syllabi
Internal CFI tools — keyed to each rating's PTS, with check-off, auto-save per student, and a printable signed §61.189(a) instructor's record at the end.
Private Pilot
Glider Syllabus
Keyed to FAA-S-8081-22 + 14 CFR §§61.103, 61.107, 61.109(f). Includes pre-solo and practical-test endorsement reference.
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Commercial Pilot
Glider Syllabus
Keyed to FAA-S-8081-23A + 14 CFR §§61.123, 61.127, 61.129(f).
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Flight Instructor
CFI – Glider Syllabus
Keyed to FAA-S-8081-8C + 14 CFR §§61.183, 61.185, 61.187. Includes spin-training endorsement reference.
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