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April 7th 05, 03:36 AM
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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 
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