"Mark James Boyd" wrote in message
news:40411bd3$1@darkstar...

As a side note, 61.113(g) seems to say a PPL is excepted from
restrictions on compensation for glider towing. Hmmm...hadn't seen
that before. Interesting...

61.113(g) says nothing about compensation. That said, you are not the
only one confused on that point and it is covered in the part 61 FAQ
http://www.soaringsafety.org/FAQ_Glider.doc. See below:

Vaughn


"
QUESTION: I have reviewed your question in which you asked
whether a private pilot may receive compensation while towing gliders, in
accordance with the new §61.113(g).



ANSWER: The answer is no, a private pilot may not receive
compensation for towing a glider.



The intent, and the wording of the new §61.113(g), was to permit a private
pilot who meets the requirements of §61.69 of this part to “. . . act as
pilot in command of an aircraft towing a glider” for the purpose of logging
pilot in command (PIC) time. The new rule was never intended to conflict
with the FAA’s long standing legal interpretations and policies on
compensation for private pilots. And the wording of the new §61.113(g) only
addresses the issue that permits a private pilot to “. . . act as pilot in
command of an aircraft towing a glider” for the purpose of permitting a
private pilot to log pilot in command time. As you recall, the wording of
the old §61.69 permitted a private pilot to act as a PIC but was moot on
logging the time. The new §61.113(g) was issued to correct it.



However, we agree the wording of the new §61.113(a) may be confusing. In
the next go-around on correcting some of the wording mistakes, we have
recorded it as a candidate for correction to conform the intent and the
wording of §61.113(g).

{q&a-72}"