On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 6:39:56 PM UTC-6, Nick Kennedy wrote:
John and Mark
Did you guys take the time to read my latest's post?
I'm suggesting keeping track of a Yearly Best and print those up in Soaring
Thats it
Nick
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With all due respect, Nick, I thought I responded to your suggestion, stating "I have no issue with a "best flight in X category" THIS YEAR." Maybe I misunderstood you, or maybe I didn't communicate clearly what I was trying to say. In any event, I have no objection to people keeping track of highest altitude, or longest flight, or fastest flight, etc. etc. each year, or even printing these in Soaring Magazine, as long as there is someone willing to do all the work of validating the claims every year. It would even be interesting to see trends from year to year. But a true record is something different, I believe. It is an all-time achievement that stands until someone else betters it. To erase the record diminishes the accomplishment.. The only reason to erase a record is if information comes to light that it was achieved by some deceit or cheating--like Lance Armstrong and his 7 TdF wins. Sorry if I mis-understood you.