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Interesting article.  Too bad (for US pilots) it uses 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
	the "despised in the US" rotax engine. But this is a real favorite in Europe, I'm told. CFR 61.69(a)(1) requires tow pilots to "Holds at least a private pilot certificate with a category rating for powered aircraft." Perhaps the last 7 words should be eliminated so glider only licensed PPL, self-launch endorsed pilots can use this aircraft to tow? It looks a little flimsy for daily tow work, but if one could convince the insurer to allow instruction during towing, one could make the tow flight an instruction flight too...double the customers, right?  | 
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