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"Michael" wrote in message
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Stefan "stefan"@mus. INVALID .ch wrote
Cloud flying is forbidden in the USA

This is not correct. Cloud flying is permitted in the USA, in
controlled airspace on an IFR flight plan or in uncontrolled airspace
with no flight plan. There's not much uncontrolled airspace suitable
for cloud flying, though. There are pilot certification and recency
of experience requirements in Part 61.

More explicitly, an Instrument Rating is required for the pilot.

"mm" wrote in message ...
More explicitly, an Instrument Rating is required for the pilot.



And maybe less explicitly, the glider must be certified for IFR flight. Some
gliders say VFR only in the POH. As others mentioned, additional
instrumentation is required, two gyros - - an artificial horizon, turn
coordinator (or needle and ball), transponder and encoder that are IFR
certified etc.

All that said, if you ask ATC for block altitude to go up in Class A
airspace or get sucked into a cloud, they are not gonna ask you to itemize
the equipment in your glider or be waiting when you land . . . normally (g).
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"mm" wrote
More explicitly, an Instrument Rating is required for the pilot.

Well, that's part of it. Of course there is no glider instrument
rating, so an airplane instrument rating is required.

Also, the recency of experience requirements are insteresting. They
are different for solo and passenger-carrying flights.

Worth a read.

Michael