John Kerry in the FAA airmen database ( No TFRs yet for Kerrycampaign)

"David Megginson" wrote in message news:2QJRc.419


So he has a CPA, with SEL, MEL, and SES, as well as glider tow (!!!),

No rating is necessary to tow a gldier other than what is necessary to fly the
tow plane. I suspect the last item is private pilot privs in gliders, restricted
to aerotow only (which is what most people have in the US unless they go
out of their way to get a winch or ground launch).

That is exactly correct. His commercial privileges are for the airplane ratings
but his glider ratings are restricted to private privileges. There are three
subratings on the glider certificate...aerotow, autotow, and winchtow. Each one
of them is a separate rating, so if some day I wanted to get another rating (in
lieu of a biennial), I could add private autotow, private winchtow, commercial
autotow, and commercial winchtow to my commercial glider aerotow. 8 years
without a bfr.

See how we play this game?

Jim



"Ron Natalie"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

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-"David Megginson" wrote in message
news:2QJRc.419
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- So he has a CPA, with SEL, MEL, and SES, as well as glider tow (!!!),
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-No rating is necessary to tow a gldier other than what is necessary to fly the
-tow plane. I suspect the last item is private pilot privs in gliders,
restricted
-to aerotow only (which is what most people have in the US unless they go
-out of their way to get a winch or ground launch).

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Jim Weir wrote:
8 years without a bfr.

See how we play this game?

It sounds like an expensive way to avoid a BFR but also an awful lot of fun.
In Canada, we can just fill out a two-page, open-book quiz every two years
and keep it in our files in case anyone asks to see it. It's pretty
pointless, except as a way to ensure that people crack open the AIP at least
once every two years.

If you do any rating or flight test, that also counts for two years. Since
we have to redo the IFR flight test every two years anyway, that pretty-much
takes care of itself, and I don't even have to do the little quiz.


All the best,


David