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Re: Gliding in Portugal?

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Subject: Re: Gliding in Portugal?
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by: Michael Cullen - Wed, 8 Sep 2021 13:29 UTC

On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 2:04:43 PM UTC+1, Matthew Scutter wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:57:08 PM UTC+10, sergiolinsandrade wrote:
> > On Thursday, January 13, 2005 at 12:43:17 PM UTC-2, Francisco De Almeida wrote:
> > > Hello Bob,
> > > Yes, there are year-round operations at Sintra (near Lisbon) and Évora, and
> > > seasonal ops at Bragança, Seia, Covilhã, Aveiro, Castelo Branco and
> > > Portimão. I will be pleased to give you the details of the operations closer
> > > to your intended destination in the country, please contact me directly at
> > > fjja-remove-b...@sapo.pt.
> > > Regards,
> > > Francisco de Almeida
> > hi, Francisco
> > As soon as covid measures end, I'm planning to spend time in Portugal.
> > Does Portuguese ANA honour American and Brazilian glider pilot licenses?
> >
> > Regards
> > Sergio Andrade
> Francisco's post was from 2005, so he won't reply, but:
> As a general rule, if you want to fly an EU glider you need either a EU licence or a validation of your foreign licence from the local authority which should accept any ICAO country's licence with a bit of paperwork (can take weeks, for example in Germany). If you want to fly a glider from the same country as your licence, you can always do that in any ICAO country.

Hello Sergio,

I am now living in Lisbon...can you give me details of gliding in Sintra please_

Obrigado

Michael

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