"150flivver" wrote in message
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I seem to recall being told the FAA had exempted towing gliders from
the need for a commercial license as long as no monetary compensation
is received by the private pilot tow pilot. Is this still true or is
flight time alone considered compensation as it is in the rest of the
powered flight realm?

61.113 (a) as modified by (g) seems to clearly allow a private pilot who
meets the requirements of 61.69 to tow gliders for compensation or hire.
That said, this is a situation where one needs to look far beyond simply
complying with the regulations. First, your insurance company may have much
stricter requirements. Second; should the very worst happen, you need to
think about how your operation would look to a jury of folks who know
nothing about aviation.

Vaughn