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Old April 7th 05, 03:36 AM
Marc Ramsey
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Bruce Hoult wrote:
That seems silly.

Sure, taking some random aircraft and using it to tow a glider would be
a silly idea, but surely it's ok to design and build your own
experimental aircraft for the specific purpose of towing gliders!


If this was the only silly FAA rule, perhaps it would be worth worrying
about.

I seem to recall an experimental aircraft called "White Knight"
air-dropping a glider called "SpaceShipOne", with the FAA administrator
present.


Ah, but that did not fit the definition of a "glider tow". In fact, it
does not fit definition of any form of glider launch currently
recognized by the FAA (i.e., aero tow, ground launch, or self-launch),
so the pilots weren't required to have a launch type endorsement...

Marc