Max talks with Arizona Soaring President and Chief Flight Instructor Jason Stephens and eight time Nation glider aerobatic champion about what it takes to become a glider towplane pilot. Surprisingly, you can tow gliders with just a Private certificate, though most operators will probably want their prospective tow pilots to have a commercial rating. Most new tow pilots will probably be required to have at least a couple hundred hours of total experience. And since most tow planes are taildraggers, they’ll also need a taildragger endorsement.
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333 FAA Compliance Program – What You Need to Know with Mark Kolber + GA News
332 FAA Reauthorization Effects on Training and DPEs with Jason Blair and Friday Mailbag Special
331 New ACS Changes and How They’ll Affect Your Next Checkride – Jason Blair + GA News
330 Prop Safety, Twin Comanche Crash and IFR Listener Stories - A Friday Mailbag Special
329 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and How It Impacts GA Pilots
328 Buying a Plane and Crashing on Way Home - N8924Y Piper Twin Comanche
327 N84R Beech A36 Crash in KY – Pilot Breaks multiple FAA Rules + GA News
325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly
324 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 2 + GA News
323 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 1 + GA News
322 N960LP TBM 960 Truckee crash; Robinson helicopter factory tour + GA News + GA News
321 Sleep Inertia and False Glide Slope – Air India Flight 812 Crash + GA News
320 The Secret to Making Better Landings with Data – Chuck Cali + GA News
319 Hot Springs Jet Crash, United FL 2477 Houston Overrun, Fuel Related Accidents + GA News
318 Recent Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News
317 Naples Challenger Jet Update & 1994 Challenger Dual Flameout + GA News
316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision
315 Mastering Arrival Procedures: Common Issues and Best Practices for Instrument Pilots + GA News
314 Falcon Jet, N283SA Black Hole Crash in Georgia – with Rob Mark + GA News
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