Gents:

For those who are SSA members, you may log in to www.ssa.org, and use
the link
in the upper left corner to go to some artwork illustrating the FAR
91.215 airspace
and requirements. Feel free to down load, print and post the pictures
on a club house wall.
You can also find it through Member News or the Government Liaison
page.

If it keeps folks from blundering, I will have done some good.

And yes, you may always ask for permission for deviations from FARs,
and done so knowledgeably,
most ATC folks are willing to help, as much as they are able.
Overflight of Class C has no
communication requirement, but it does have an equipment requirement
below 10,000 msl.
And, "falling into the top" of Class C with little or no notice to ATC
may be frowned upon.

Personally, I had a tower supervisor tell me that I had no need for a
waiver for a non-TXP glider
for overflight of C below 10k. After I educated him gently, he said
he couldn't
be bothered to write a waiver, and just to not tell them I was
there...... the job title doesn't
assure that they understand regs beyond normal day-to-day uses.

And for Eric G., as often as he and I agree, in this case I personally
disagree.
To avoid heartburn and grumpy FAA folks, install more battery
capacity.
If you are flying around Class A/B/C airspace, you wanted those
systems
for that access, so please supply them well.

A glider pilot shouldn't plan to beg off on no electrons due to being
"slower on course, so I didn't have enough amp hours." To me that
smacks
of "Oh poor me," rather than projecting responsible airmanship. I'm
not throwing
rocks at anyone, just looking at how we view our options.

Cindy B



P3, it was the Allentown airspace I was thinking of. A friend was flying
back from Grimes and overflew the Class C, staying just a few hundred feet
above the airspace. I agree with your recommendation that it would be
prudent to contact ATC before flying over the airspace.