A motor glider is NOT a powered Aircraft!!!! It is a glider with a motor.
You err. Check your airworthiness certificate. It says GLIDER.
No rule applicable to powered aircraft is applicable to a Motor Glider. Let
me say it one more time, a motor glider is a GLIDER with a Motor and is NOT
a powered aircraft. Write it 1000 times, a motor glider is a GLIDER!

Allan


"Judy Ruprecht" wrote in message
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At 06:12 18 August 2003, Adp wrote:
Well, not quite. Motor Gliders are NOT considered
powered aircraft.

Beg to differ. No aircraft FAA-categorized as a glider
is an 'airplane,' but a motorglider IS a powered aircraft
FAA-categorized as a glider. In general, then...

.. the ELT requirements of 91.207 are inapplicable
to all aircraft categorized as gliders
.. the transponder exclusions of 91.215(b)(3) and
(5) apply to all aircraft categorized as gliders
.. the instrumentation requirements of 91.205(b)(1)-(10),
(12) & (13) for VFR flight, 91.205(c) for night flight
and 91.205(d) and (e) for IFR flight apply to motorgliders.

There are also instances when other equipment and/or
instrumentation requirements apply or operations may
be limited to Day VFR only...

.. in the case of any glider certificated in the Standard
Airworthiness category, when specified by the TCDS
and/or POH based on it
.. in the case of any glider certificated in the Experimental
airworthiness category, when specified the POH and/or
FAA-issued Operating Limitations
.. when specified under the terms of a Letter of Agreement,
authorization or deviation issued (for example) per
91.126 - 91.145 inclusive or 91.215(d)

Bear in mind that there is a difference between IFR
and IMC.

Yes, there is. But 61.57(c) recent experience requirements,
91.205(d) and (e) instrumentation requirements and
91.173 flight plan requirements list prerequisites
to flight under IFR, which includes instances when
VMC prevails. This is - uhm - awkward, since none of
these sections makes a clear provision for exceptions/deviations.
Still, 'Wave window' Letters of Agreement granted per
91.135(d) and 91.215(d) will typically provide for
flights conducted in VMC, under VFR by non-instrument
rated glider pilots.

Aren't FARs fun?

Judy