On Mar 21, 8:29 am, "Andy" wrote:
On Mar 20, 8:39 pm, wrote:

I would assume that you need to be flying IFR with all the attendant issues
(equipment, talking to ATC, etc...)

of course, and they really aren't "issues" Pretty standard flying for
many pilots.

No need to talk to anybody and don't need a transponder if you are in
class G airspace. Of course that limits your options a bit but there
is some suitable class G in Arizona. Some disagree so see previous
discussions.

Andy

Read the regs, dont need a transponder in Class E either, even if
IFR. Only required for gliders in Class B and C or overflying Class
C.

icing would be an issue in the midwest if flying in towering cu's.
but i can see a lot of advantage flying clouds in the midwest in my
low performance glider. Especially on low days where XC below
cloudbase might not be the best idea, but the tops of the cu's are up
around 8 or 10,000. A lot of days i could double my height above
ground if i could thermal into the clouds.