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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172 How to Choose an Instrument Approach, RH of Opposing Bases, Syringe Pilot Shares Details + GA News
171 My Visit with the Pipistrel Panthera + GA News
170 Mastering the Go-Around – Safety Talk with Rob Mark
169 Fuel Gauge Accuracy, IFR Visual Approaches, & Listener Close Calls + GA News
168 How to Avoid Deadly Weather-Related Accidents – Safety Moment with Rob Mark
167 Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News
166 Instrument Flying Gotchas, Filing IFR Flight Plans, and a Pilot Deviation + GA News
165 How to get a Helicopter License and a Job Flying Helicopters + GA News
164 Helicopter Rescue from California Fires
163 How Safe is Commercial Air Travel?
162 Cirrus SR22 Crashes on an Instrument Approach after Unnecessary Fuel Stop + GA News
161 Kobe Bryant Crash Update and Aviation News of the Weird with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark
160 Electric Aircraft 2020 and Why You’ll Want One - Interview with George Bye
159 Aviation Weather Briefings and other Preflight Action Required by 91.103 + GA News
158 Emergency Landing of Student Pilot, Instructor Passes Out – Interview Max Sylvester
157 5 Ways Somatogravic Illusion is Killing Pilots + GA News
156 Atlas Air Crash Flight 3591 Explained & What GA Pilots Can Learn from It
155 Spins and Stalls Explained - Interview with Catherine Cavagnaro
154 Six Hazardous Attitudes and Las Vegas Class B violation + GA News
153 Normalization of Deviance and Red Bull Air Races - Interview with Mike Goulian
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