WestWind1950 wrote:
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Gliders are not required to stay VFR in the UK in class G airspace.
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I can't really believe that! Here gliders must stay in VMC at all times!
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I don't know why you can't believe what the law is in the UK. Gliders can and do fly in cloud in class G (not A, B, C , D, E, or F if there were any).
In practice I don't think many do - I am one of the few I know who do - modern gliders are less suited to it than older ones. Gliders can and do commonly go up to cloudbase, however, and as I said before it is not forbidden and therefore is permitted.
I am told that it is legal also in several European countries, though not in France and maybe some others.
As it rarely causes problems, I too can't see any reason for people to get excited about it.