Originally Posted by Contrail06
"They will tell you that you are paying for required FAA flight training and an instructor's sign off, when actually there is no requirement."
Then what is that talk under part 119.1 about having a waiver from an authorized instructor???
I used to tow banners many years ago. I basically did a few training flights with one of the guys who was already working there and then had my observation flight.
The observation flight was me alone in the a/c picking up and dropping a banner while the FAA was observing from the ground.
Cost to me? $0. Experienced gained? Priceless
Tipsy