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in article 3a593eb4_1@news.greatbasin.net, Mike Rapoport at
rapopor1@ix.netcom.com wrote on 1/7/01 7:42 PM:

>>> The section you cited is for POWERED aircraft.

>> Is a motorglider not a powered aircraft?

> The discussion has been about soaring IFR and if the motor is running then
> you ain't soaring and it ain't a glider.

The guy who started the thread has clarified that his installation is for a
motorglider, and cited as an example a production motorglider which he
claims is equipped for IFR.

Ive [sic] got a motorglider I want equiped [sic]
with night IFR,what are the minimum nessasary
instraments [sic] for IFR.And to make it easy,
lets just pretend this is a powered aircraft
that Ill [sic] just happen to fly with long
intermitent [sic] periods of engine failure

Thanks for clarifying what the discussion was about, but actually I have
been following along. Now that he's asked the same question at least four
times, I figured it was time for someone to give him an equipment list, even
if the source is imperfect.

As you said yourself, IFR in a glider is impractical and equipping a glider
for IFR is an academic exercise. Practically speaking, if this guy finds
himself in the clag after dark, he's going to be turning the key and calling
for a clearance. Which means he needs the stuff in 91.205(d) and he needs
to get the aircraft certified for IFR -- but that's his problem.

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