:-), I am sure my challenge could be achieved and probably was foolish to not also note (which I will now) that "this feat must be done in the USA."

The point of my challenge is that the person while winning $1000 would be reported to the FAA and stripped of their licence almost without question. So nobody will do it.

In terms of cloud flying I am sure it can be accomplished in many ways by many highly skilled foreign (and perhaps american) pilots. As long as that is legal in your country...I think its great. If you can do it without instruments...I am slightly impressed. Do you have video?

But it is important to point out that I actually do agree with the general rule of no cloud flying in the USA. I have no intention of cloud flying no matter what the payoff. I think cloud flying in non IFR equipped gliders (in the USA or anywhere frankly) is extremely dangerous. That said I strongly believe that banning cell phones is not the way to deter cloud flying. I think there are far better methods for policing cloud flying that would be much less irritating to pilots who wish to have modern navigation systems in their ships...which basically all have AH's because the US is only a small fraction of the global market.

I'm going to play with my close encounters light board some more and see if we can get that basic vocabulary to sink in...

Sean

On Wednesday, April 4, 2012 6:31:36 PM UTC-4, Chris Nicholas wrote:
Sean, Hi.

If I had the right sort of phone, I’d like to try your challenge over
in the UK. But I haven’t, so I can’t, so your challenge is safe from
me.

By the way, have you ever heard of people cloud flying successfully
without a gyro instrument at all?

Just wondering.

Chris N.