ozone
Well-Known Member
I have about 160 hours in, mostly, powered SEL. I have a brand new tailwheel endorsement as of december 2014. My glider club needs more tow pilots, and I want to fly for free. I have flown almost all my tailwheel in a a cessna 120 and a few hours in a PA-12. The club uses a PA-18. When I try to read the FAR section 61.69a(2), I am confused by the language right after "category, class and type" where there's a comma and "if required, ....
Do I qualify or not? As I read it, it sounds like I need 100 hours in a PA-18 "if required"....required by who? The club or the FAA?
The head instructor advised me that he would be willing to take me up, run me through PA-18 operations and then have me tow with him being present for a few times before cutting me loose to tow solo. My gut tells me that I should do dual flights with several of the other tow pilots first (they are almost all retired military or commercial pilots).
What can I legally do here? As a conservative physician, I will still follow common sense and try to get a bunch of dual before I solo, but i need to know if I have to spend a bunch of time in a PA-18 before i can tow legally.
Do I qualify or not? As I read it, it sounds like I need 100 hours in a PA-18 "if required"....required by who? The club or the FAA?
The head instructor advised me that he would be willing to take me up, run me through PA-18 operations and then have me tow with him being present for a few times before cutting me loose to tow solo. My gut tells me that I should do dual flights with several of the other tow pilots first (they are almost all retired military or commercial pilots).
What can I legally do here? As a conservative physician, I will still follow common sense and try to get a bunch of dual before I solo, but i need to know if I have to spend a bunch of time in a PA-18 before i can tow legally.