Adding a Sailplane Towing rating to your Pilots licences

Description

FCL.805 Sailplane towing and ratings

Holders of a pilot licence with privileges to fly aeroplanes or TMGs shall only tow sailplanes when they hold the appropriate sailplane towing rating.

Applicants for a sailplane towing rating shall have completed:

(1) at least 30 hours of flight time as PIC and 60 take-offs and landings in aeroplanes, if the activity is to be carried out in aeroplanes, or in TMGs, if the activity is to be carried out in TMGs, completed after the issue of the licence;

(2) a training course at a DTO or at an ATO, including:

(i) theoretical knowledge instruction on towing operations and procedures;

(ii) at least 10 instruction flights towing a sailplane, including at least 5 dual instruction flights; and

(iii) except for holders of an SPL in accordance with Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, 5 familiarisation flights in a sailplane which is launched by an aircraft.

(d) The privileges of the sailplane towing ratings shall be limited to aeroplanes or TMGs appropriately to aircraft on which the flight instruction was completed. For banner towing, the privileges shall be limited to the towing method used for flight instruction. The privileges shall be extended if pilots have successfully completed at least three dual training flights covering the full towing training syllabus in either aircraft and towing method for banner towing.

(e) In order to exercise the privileges of the sailplane towing ratings, the holder of the rating shall have completed a minimum of 5 tows during the last 24 months.

(f) When the pilot does not comply with the requirement in (e), before resuming the exercise of his/her privileges, the pilot shall complete the missing tows with or under the supervision of an instructor.

(g) Applicants for a sailplane towing or banner towing rating on TMGs in accordance with this point shall receive full credit towards the requirements of paragraph (b) or (c), as applicable, if they hold a sailplane towing or banner towing rating in accordance with point SFCL.205 of Annex III (Part-SFCL) to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976, as applicable, or if they have fulfilled all the requirements for the issue of that rating.

Please note: If you have already completed a proficiency check or skill test in another type or class of aeroplane, you will not have to complete this training flight. (eg/please see our Touring Motor GliderTMG page for more info.

If you’d like to know more, please feel free to contact us and we’d be happy to answer your questions.