Re: Question re towplane airworthiness (USA)

I think you are going about this the wrong way.

The rules are restrictive not permissive, In other words the FARs tell
you what you can't do, not what you can. They do sometimes tell you
how to do certain things.

So instead of trying to find out why you can tow with a Standard
Airworthiness certificate, you need to find out why your Tow Pilot,
FAA or any other entitity thinks you can not. And they need to show it
to you the FARs or Legal interpretations or something simliar.

I think the reason your Pawnee has two certificates is probably
because Towing is Prohibited on the Agricultural Restricted
Certificate. As a result in order to tow it needed a 2nd Airworthiness
certfiicate that does not have the Tow prohibition on it. Again this
is my guess and close look at the paperwork would be required to say
for sure.

American Champion sells Factory Tow hooks for Scouts so it would seem
odd that additional paperwork would be needed to tow with it, and they
would provide it if needed. In fact I believe the kit comes with the
required placards and I don't recall any additional paper work to be
carried in the airplane.

As a CFI I find it amazing how many rules pilots can quote to me that
don't exist.

Brian


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