Hi SoCal App,
Thanks for your reply. Yes, my intention was to fly the taildragger and tow gliders. However, just after posting yesterday I studied the AIM again and in addition to the requirements you pointed out I found a section stating that prior to towing gliders a pilot must have "logged 100 hours as PIC in the same category, class, and type of aircraft" that he will be flying for towing. I presume that this means 100 hours of flying time in that very taildragger I will subsequently be towing gliders in. If so, then building hours by towing gliders would be completely impractical for me as a) I would need to find a FAA instructor in the UK and b) I would need to complete 100 hours of flying time as PIC in that taildragger first. Clearly, the latter will not be the most reasonable route to take for building my hours. If I am misguided in my assumptions please let me know and I will be happy to look into this again. Thanks again for helping.
stefair
Last edited by stefair; 20th Jan 2007 at 12:27.