Brian, I have my FAR/AIM book open. In part 91, give me the glider
specific regs that tell me how to fly a glider, on an IFR clearance in
the US. I just reread the requirements for an instrument rating, and
nowhere does the word glider show up in FAR 61.65. Shawn, help us out
here.

F2, thanks for your input, but were shaking down the US regs here.


Brian wrote:
I fully understood that we were talking IFR Flight.

The only additional requirement I can find for IFR flight in Class G
airspace is that the pilot be instrument rated and Current. Note: that
an airplane instrument rating is valid in a glider.

I was recently flying with a group of 15 glider pilots I believe at
least 3 of these pilots also had instrument ratings.

In Class D & E airspace a Clearance is a also required.

In Class ABC Airspace a Transponder is required with the current
inspections.

I am looking forward to seeing his book on cloud flying, This is
defiently a topic that does not get much attention in the US and as
result there seems to be a lot of misinformation about it as evidenced
by this thread.

Brian
CFIIG/ASEL






snoop wrote:
Son, we're talking IFR flight here. Try reading the first post.