How a Glider with non IFR equiptment and not even a minimum of an IMC rating can legally fly in cloud puzzles me.
I posted the rules for a Glider to fly "in cloud" above? I am not sure of the problem? What relevance do powered aircraft "equipment" "qualifications" and "rules" have to gliders?
Their rules are delegated to, and determined by, the BGA, and what is the problem for that? And how/why does it affect you (and I). None of the IFR "equipment" (e.g. AI) we (powered pilots) require, or rules we operate to (IMC rating), outside CAS appear to be relevant to collision avoidance... which to me seems the only way it might affect other users. With the appropriate equipment and qualification, we powered aircraft can also fly in IMC without a Xpdr and without talking to anyone... which seems a level playing field?
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