On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 4:43:42 PM UTC-6, Bret Hess wrote:
It sounds like an interesting project. As far as "scheduling" well in advance with glider pilots, this 50 days in 50 states sounds like too tight a schedule. But you might announce where you are as you go and see if someone is flying or planning to fly on shorter notice.

Soaring is very weather dependent. Even if you could make it to every state in the allotted 50 days, you are bound to run into bad weather along the way, which would be a no-go. You would need to somehow plan that in to your trip.