Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
I’m often required to fly IFR in Class G and land without the benefit of IAPs. The relevant point is, the pilot is still responsible for complying with rules of the air, specifically wrt the right of way rules. I’m genuinely intrigued how an airliner flying under IFR can safely slot into a potentially very busy glider airfield such as Lasham.
Decades of co-existance and training from day one for anyone operating at Lasham on integration between IFR Jets and Gliding Operations. Glider pilots never expect or are taught to exercise rights of way on commercial airliners as it's pretty useless to use it as a defence if it goes horribly wrong! I'm well aware the Lasham team on both the airliner and glider side have years of experience and coordination that keeps the operation safe and to there credit it works superbly. Innsbruck is very similar. Have a look at the Lasham Gliding website if you are interested in some of the procedures.