The SAME runway? I think you are asking for trouble. A glider cannot do
a go around. There are lots of ways for things to go bad in this
scenario, but I think the most frequent is a plane taking off does not
see an incoming glider and takes the runway. The glider cannot do a go
around and an accident ensues. And probably several temper tantrums for
every accident. Maybe the glider will land safely but it still will
anger everyone involved. And don't count on radios fixing this. Neither
planes nor gliders are required to have radios.

The gliders really do need a seperate runway just for them. Anything
else is just asking for trouble.

Ron Lee wrote:
Can anyone identify and airport where gliders and powered aircraft use
the same runway? Do they use opposite traffic patterns? Any other
operational issues?

Ron Lee