Soaring under the Bravo?

I soar at 67D, Reader-Botsford, ~22nm SW of CLE (Cleveland OH), along
the approach to CLE's rwy 06 . Our 67D field is 800'MSL; the 40/80
shelf of CLE's Class Bravo is ~2 nm NE of the field.

In the past we've easily dealt with this by towing to the S and W,
usually to 3K AGL/3800'MSL.m We also have good landmarks for the
Bravo borders and know to limit it to ~3K AGL beyond those areas.

CLE is extending the Class Bravo SW and NE with a 50/80 shelf (floor
5000'MSL) covering our airport about 8 nm to the SE thru NW

As you might expect, this is causing major concern among our glider
folks...

One side benefit is the aircraft which were often @ 3K MSL previously
will then be at 5K or above, as AT is required to keep 'em in the
Bravo when possible.

Any comments/suggestions on operating adjacent/under/within a Bravo?

Most of our gliders do not have a transponder; the added weight of a
xponder and larger battery makes it the last the last place we want
to go...not to mention the expense of equipping 5 club gliders...and
we ain't got the $$ for that!

--Don


Don Byrer KJ5KB
Radar Tech & Smilin' Commercial Pilot Guy
Glider & CFI wannabe
kj5kb-at-hotmail.com

"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..."
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