On Feb 5, 12:06*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:

(35) Proficiency flights are authorized without geographical
restrictions when conducted in
preparation for participation in sanctioned meets and pursuant to
qualify for Federal Aeronautique
International (FAI) or Soaring Society of America (SSA) awards. These
flights may only take place as
defined in the applicant’s program letter, and prior to the specific
FAI or SSA event. The pilot in
command must submit a description of the intended route and/or
geographical area intended to be flown
to the local FSDO.
(Applicability: Group I, gliders only)

What does "local FSDO" mean in this context? It could be either local
to the glider home base, or it could mean local to the planned area of
the flight.

The rule is rather strange in either event. It seems to say you can
fly anywhere without geographic restriction as long as you tell them
before hand exactly where you are going to fly. (Joseph Heller would
have enjoyed this one).


Andy