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Old 2nd Feb 2014, 11:41
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Building hours and skills.

Would not be fair at all to say that glider towing does not add to your skills base when compared to instructing. Both clearly are valuable, but each employs a different range of skills.

Those in professional flying who have not been involved in gliding and towing don't really appreciate what it's all about. T'was ever thus.

Towing will get you flying every day you can, and rapidly build your handling, judgement and general airmanship. It is also usually a lot of fun, and done in an environment of support, supervision and camaraderie that might be difficult to find in many flying clubs.

It's unusual to find anyone who did a season of towing and didn't get a great deal from it. Later on it's frequently looked back on fondly as some of the most fun flying you did in your career. And as tail-wheel time, well, just rather more satisfying and testing than plonking on nose wheels every time .. . ;o)

Good luck and crack on as well as you can. It is a bit of a race against all of the other competition to get the first job. There are quite a number of bursaries available that are attached to gliding - you might be able to bag something to help cover the costs ?
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