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June 27th 20, 02:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Eric Greenwell[_4_]
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Flying IFR in a glider
wrote on 6/27/2020 4:28 AM:
A controller can't approve such a request without sticking their neck way out.
Get in touch with the facility (Seattle Center?) and work out a window. You can use other LOAs to make a draft. Window should be clear of both low- and high-altitude airways if possible.
Years ago (20?), it was possible to get "individual LOAs" with a Center, that
would allow you to request a block of airspace above 18K. It did not not require
an IFR rating. Sterling Starr had one for the Montana area, and I had one for the
Washington area. I used it so infrequently, I let it lapse. It's a flexible
solution for the individual pilot, if it's still available.
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