This course introduces aero-towing to rated HPAC pilots. It includes all ground-school (theory), a brief written exam and supervision of wheel or cart launch winch towing to introduce Student or Novice certified pilots to aero-towing.

Once this course is successfully completed and you are approved, you are eligible to join the SOGA club. By the end of this course, you may have to continue to be accompanied by an instructor or mentor and regardless, the conditions you aero-tow in will be restricted to your level of abilities. The tow clubs are separate entity from Instinct Windsports but we work in close partnership with them (we're members ourselves!). Their fees are listed here.

The prerequisite listed is Instinct's Certification course....it by all means does NOT have to be our training. We will train any rated pilot to aero-tow. This course does take time to plan so please contact us with plenty of lead-time to plan for the training.

Instinct's requirements before taking this Aero-Tow course is:

• complete all of the HPAC Novice rating requirements 
• have individual HPAC insurance (not school insurance)
• have 30 minutes of UNASSISTED air time (no tow line attached)
• have 30 solo flights above 250m
• Have some towing experience WITH Instinct before the scooter towing session.  All schools do things a bit different so you will get the most out of the aero-tow session if you are already in-sync with us and our facilities

Feel free to take the course (theory, test & cart practice) before meeting the above requirements.  You won't have to repay for the course when you are ready to attempt the aero-tows.

Required Equipment (to actually try the tow)

• pilots should have their own equipment to solo.  Instinct-enrolled students have their equipment included to get aero-tow signed off in their Full-Certification course
• MUST have their own HPAC insurance
• Barrel Release - aka "shoulder releases".  We recommend two, one for each shoulder
• tow bridle - one 8' bridle of spectra or polypropylene AND one 3' bridle.  The ends need to have spliced loops - no knots
• aero-tow release- we recommend and sell the Get-Off release

* a key skill in the success of aero-towing is having the experience flying your glider at its full speed and having 100% control over altering its course to the desired heading. Aero-towing makes us fly FAST on our hang glider....so prior to this course, practice flying VERY fast and carving fast, controlled turns to a desired direction.

What this course includes:

• Instinct's AeroTow ground-school discussion
• Instinct's AeroTow written test
• Mentored first aero-tow attempt session.  It often isn't the same session as the scooter tows.

A single day out of successful aero-tows is not enough to get your AT sign-off.  You need to demonstrate your ability to work with club mentors and show you can do it competently independently in conditions suitable for your skill level.

Once you pay for the course on this website, you will get enrolled on our Instinct Academy website....you will however have to reset your password on that site (using the same email you have registered on this site.