"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).
--
bumper
"Dare to be different . . . circle in sink."
to reply, the last half is right to left


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