Thread: In wave, in blue hole at cloud level, hole closes, in IMC, then what?
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Old April 21st 15, 08:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default In wave, in blue hole at cloud level, hole closes, in IMC, then what?
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 2:44:41 PM UTC-4, Bill D wrote:

IFR in gliders is not 'prohibited' in the USA. Rather than use the word "prohibited" it is more correct to say IFR in gliders is "impractical".

Putting the FARs aside for a moment, is it otherwise practical to equip/train a glider/pilot to descend through a cloud deck in Class G in a Lee Wave related emergency? That's a much lower bar than unrestricted IFR Cloud Flying.