Paid Gliderport Volunteers

Soaring Center in Las Vegas is looking for more new tow pilots, ride
pilots and some flight instructors for the 2012 season. Private power
pilots with minimum glider experience may now legally tow gliders for
hire.

Build hours and experience, travel expenses and reduced rental,
instruction and tow rates for volunteers.

14 year old business. 8,600 rides, over 250 new license and solo
glider ratings and a dozen new flight instructors.

See: www.soaringcenter.net and contact:

Thank you.

Karen

Edward A. Falk wrote:
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Karen wrote:
Soaring Center in Las Vegas is looking for more new tow pilots, ride
pilots and some flight instructors for the 2012 season. Private power
pilots with minimum glider experience may now legally tow gliders for
hire.

Seriously? You don't need a commercial pilot's license to do this?
I'm skeptical.

Here we used to be able to get an aerotow rating as PPLs.
as we couldn't fly for hire or reward .. It was a good way to get
your hours up for next door to nothing..

In article , , Edward A.
Falk says...

In article ,
george152 wrote:

Here we used to be able to get an aerotow rating as PPLs.
as we couldn't fly for hire or reward .. It was a good way to get
your hours up for next door to nothing..

Ahhh, so the pilots will be flying without pay, but at least they
get to fly for free?

That's how it usually works.

--
Duncan.

(Edward A. Falk) writes:

In article ,
george152 wrote:

Here we used to be able to get an aerotow rating as PPLs.
as we couldn't fly for hire or reward .. It was a good way to get
your hours up for next door to nothing..

Ahhh, so the pilots will be flying without pay, but at least they
get to fly for free?

The subject line does say "volunteers", after all.
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Edward A. Falk wrote:

That's kind of cool, actually. It also increases to three the number
of circumstances that I know of where a PP can be compensated for
flying.

I'm half tempted to try my hand at tow-piloting myself, just for
the experience. Just don't have the time, though.


When you get the required number of hours (and ratings) up you can
always approach your local skydiving club ...

Edward A. Falk wrote:
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george152 wrote:
Edward A. Falk wrote:

When you get the required number of hours (and ratings) up you can
always approach your local skydiving club ...

I toyed with doing that a few years ago, when I learned that the
local club needed pilots and also had a couple of King Airs. What
an awesome way to build twin time.

I would have had to get a multi rating first though, and I just
didn't have the time.

A good site is http://www.diverdriver.com/Aircraft/aircraft.htm
Our jump plane at Wellington Waiarapa was a C172...
I can recommend the PAC 750XL as they build it about 15 kilometers away