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As for towpilots. Private pilots are allowed to tow, however they
cannot log the time toward a rating and cannot get paid.

yea you got any regulatory guidance to back that one up or is it just
an OWT thats been passed down through the generations?

I would also be interested in the answer to that question. In particular,
the notion that genuine flight experience can't be logged seems just wierd.
61.113 by itself seems to make it OK to pay a Private tow pilot, but I wonder if
it is still prohibited by some other regulation or guidance.

Getting back to the spirit of the thread... regardless of regulations, and
as others have mentioned, NOT paying Private tow pilots sounds to me to be a
sound and defensible club policy. Towing is a potentially dangerous job that
requires precision flying and very good judgement. The club should encourage
all tow pilots to develop their skills and demonstrate them by obtaining
Commercial licenses. Required by FAA regulations or not, this would be a safe,
conservative policy. Exactly the type of thing that would look very good to
your insurance company, or (heaven forbid) in court.

Vaughn



Vaughn