Tow pilot requirements

[Westbender]

On Aug 31, 1:15*pm, "bds" > wrote:
> Now that Costello has announced that for purposes of being covered by
> insurance, clubs can make their own determination for experience
> requirements for tow pilots, I wonder what some of you are looking at doing.
>
> As I understand it, the old basic insurance requirement was 500 hrs PIC and
> 100 hrs tailwheel to be automatically covered, or for a named pilot 200 hrs
> PIC and a tailwheel endorsement (plus the usual training flights, etc.)
>
> 61.69 requires 100 PIC in category and class, so that would be the minimum.
>
> I noticed that quite a few clubs require 500 hrs PIC and 100 hrs tailwheel.
> Now that the insurance requirements have been changed, will you be keeping
> these requirements as they are or will you be modifying them?
>
> Bruce

Can you provide a link to Costello's website detailing this change?

[brianDG303[_2_]]

On Aug 31, 10:42*am, Westbender > wrote:
> On Aug 31, 1:15*pm, "bds" > wrote:
>
> > Now that Costello has announced that for purposes of being covered by
> > insurance, clubs can make their own determination for experience
> > requirements for tow pilots, I wonder what some of you are looking at doing.
>
> > As I understand it, the old basic insurance requirement was 500 hrs PIC and
> > 100 hrs tailwheel to be automatically covered, or for a named pilot 200 hrs
> > PIC and a tailwheel endorsement (plus the usual training flights, etc.)
>
> > 61.69 requires 100 PIC in category and class, so that would be the minimum.
>
> > I noticed that quite a few clubs require 500 hrs PIC and 100 hrs tailwheel.
> > Now that the insurance requirements have been changed, will you be keeping
> > these requirements as they are or will you be modifying them?
>
> > Bruce
>
> Can you provide a link to Costello's website detailing this change?

It was in last months Soaring and there are important details to
review, which are different from what was posted. For now, your policy
probably hasn't changed. But if you change, renew, or update, the
requirements seem to be just the FAA requirements.

With that said, I am interested it this as we are going to have to
deal with it soon at my club.

Brian

[MP]

On Aug 31, 12:56*pm, brianDG303 > wrote:
> On Aug 31, 10:42*am, Westbender > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Aug 31, 1:15*pm, "bds" > wrote:
>
> > > Now that Costello has announced that for purposes of being covered by
> > > insurance, clubs can make their own determination for experience
> > > requirements for tow pilots, I wonder what some of you are looking at doing.
>
> > > As I understand it, the old basic insurance requirement was 500 hrs PIC and
> > > 100 hrs tailwheel to be automatically covered, or for a named pilot 200 hrs
> > > PIC and a tailwheel endorsement (plus the usual training flights, etc..)
>
> > > 61.69 requires 100 PIC in category and class, so that would be the minimum.
>
> > > I noticed that quite a few clubs require 500 hrs PIC and 100 hrs tailwheel.
> > > Now that the insurance requirements have been changed, will you be keeping
> > > these requirements as they are or will you be modifying them?
>
> > > Bruce
>
> > Can you provide a link to Costello's website detailing this change?
>
> It was in last months Soaring and there are important details to
> review, which are different from what was posted. For now, your policy
> probably hasn't changed. But if you change, renew, or update, the
> requirements seem to be just the FAA requirements.
>
> With that said, I am interested it this as we are going to have to
> deal with it soon at my club.
>
> Brian- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

our club has no shortage of tow pilots, so we will keep the same
minimums and also require that the tow pilots are fully qualified in
gliders.

[BDS]

Now that Costello has announced that for purposes of being covered by
insurance, clubs can make their own determination for experience
requirements for tow pilots, I wonder what some of you are looking at doing.

As I understand it, the old basic insurance requirement was 500 hrs PIC and
100 hrs tailwheel to be automatically covered, or for a named pilot 200 hrs
PIC and a tailwheel endorsement (plus the usual training flights, etc.)

61.69 requires 100 PIC in category and class, so that would be the minimum.

I noticed that quite a few clubs require 500 hrs PIC and 100 hrs tailwheel.
Now that the insurance requirements have been changed, will you be keeping
these requirements as they are or will you be modifying them?

Bruce

[BDS]

We did call Costello to confirm that the latest changes applied to our
policy and were surprised to learn that they already did. Previous to that
call we were under the impression that the change would take place at policy
renewal.

But you are right, clubs should check for themselves as to what their
particular situation is as things stand now.

Bruce


"brianDG303" > wrote in message
...
On Aug 31, 10:42 am, Westbender > wrote:
> On Aug 31, 1:15 pm, "bds" > wrote:
>
> > Now that Costello has announced that for purposes of being covered by
> > insurance, clubs can make their own determination for experience
> > requirements for tow pilots, I wonder what some of you are looking at
> > doing.
>
> > As I understand it, the old basic insurance requirement was 500 hrs PIC
> > and
> > 100 hrs tailwheel to be automatically covered, or for a named pilot 200
> > hrs
> > PIC and a tailwheel endorsement (plus the usual training flights, etc.)
>
> > 61.69 requires 100 PIC in category and class, so that would be the
> > minimum.
>
> > I noticed that quite a few clubs require 500 hrs PIC and 100 hrs
> > tailwheel.
> > Now that the insurance requirements have been changed, will you be
> > keeping
> > these requirements as they are or will you be modifying them?
>
> > Bruce
>
> Can you provide a link to Costello's website detailing this change?

It was in last months Soaring and there are important details to
review, which are different from what was posted. For now, your policy
probably hasn't changed. But if you change, renew, or update, the
requirements seem to be just the FAA requirements.

With that said, I am interested it this as we are going to have to
deal with it soon at my club.

Brian

[JS]

When a friend and I had a taildragger which we rented out, the
insurance company agreed to my idea of cutting the required hours in
half and double the takeoff and landing requirement. Clubs may find
this more practical than demanding high taildragger hours.
Jim

[BTiz]

On Aug 31, 11:15*am, "bds" > wrote:
> Now that Costello has announced that for purposes of being covered by
> insurance, clubs can make their own determination for experience
> requirements for tow pilots, I wonder what some of you are looking at doing.
>
> As I understand it, the old basic insurance requirement was 500 hrs PIC and
> 100 hrs tailwheel to be automatically covered, or for a named pilot 200 hrs
> PIC and a tailwheel endorsement (plus the usual training flights, etc.)
>
> 61.69 requires 100 PIC in category and class, so that would be the minimum.
>
> I noticed that quite a few clubs require 500 hrs PIC and 100 hrs tailwheel.
> Now that the insurance requirements have been changed, will you be keeping
> these requirements as they are or will you be modifying them?
>
> Bruce

For now we will stick with what they wanted when we asked for a named
pilot.
Private Pilot, 200hrs total time, 100hrs Airplane, and at least 10
recent hours of tail wheel time, or a recent tail wheel endorsement in
a comparable aircraft. (Super Cub, Decathlon, Scout etc)