On Nov 13, 7:54*am, Andy wrote:

Not sure of the point of your reply. *You do not contest the
conclusion that FAA regards earning flight time as "compensation" and
that was the OP's question.

The question you answer is whether that compensation is currently
allowed for a private rated tow pilot, and clearly it is.

Andy

The OP didn't ask a question. My response was a feeble response
attempting to clarify his observation.