They can in Australia also. Keep watching.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike
Borgelt
Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2005 10:23 PM
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring inAustralia.
Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Re: membership
At 09:13 PM 18/12/05 +1030, you wrote:
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>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:Mark Newton
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>>Absolutely yes, it is.
>>
>>Tug pilots need Commercial Pilots Licenses, and are hired on a
>>charter basis.
>
>A slight correction to Marks post.
>
>Tug pilots don't _need_ to be CPL in the US. However, unless they are
>CPL they can't fly for "hire and reward".
>Because of the system of area offices (which sometimes have their own
>interpretations of the US FARs) _some_ area offices deem flying hours
>themselves to be a form of reward (free flying = reward).
>So (as I understand) the crazy situation exists where in some areas PPL
>tow pilots can fly if they are not paid, and in others they may not and
>a CPL is required!
>
>Yes, it is more dificult over there.
>
>Regards
>SWK
It would be interesting if someone pushed the point here about a
professional gliding instructor who also happened to be a tug pilot with a
PPL. Can he REALLY legally tow in the professional operation? It has been
done lots of times of course. CASA actually has rules about cost sharing
which would seem to be broken in this case.
The FAA makes the hidden assumption that glider towing is a commercial
operation which leads to things like Experimental homebuilts not being
allowed to tow gliders but on closer examination they mean tow gliders
commercially. Experimental homebuilts can be used to tow gliders legally in
the US. I got that from one who should know - Dick Van Grundsven who has
tested the RV's in this use.
In practice the FAA regulates gliding with a very light hand. It just
doesn't figure on their priorities. Most of the modern imported gliders
seem to be flying on Experimental - Air racing/Exhibition certificates as
they would be long out of date by the time the rubber stamping of the
German type certificate made it to the top of the pile.
Interestingly the FAA just doesn't seem to be the object of much hate or
derision amongst US soaring pilots unlike CASA/GFA here.
Mike
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