On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:38:21 GMT, Marc Ramsey wrote:

The gap between what is needed to be approved now, and what was needed
back then, is just too large. Among other things, it is unfair to those
who are trying to get new designs approved to have to compete against
'grandfathered' designs.

And it has been since the RSA security requirements were introduced in
1997. Why is it suddenly so unfair now after 6 years ?


The whole point behind adding the all badges/diplomas approval was to
allow more sensible security requirements for flight recorders used to
document flights other than world records. If you have something
specific to propose, you are welcome to contact GFAC for a formal answer.

Marc

I think you need to read the r.a.s. archives before making statements
like this. All of the above was done by myself and others when the F.R
proposals were first mooted but all were ignored
You are either ignorant of what really happened or being deliberately
obtuse. I suggest you do a google search for r.a.s. for IGC flight
recorders.

You had better privately ask Mr Strachan about the meeting at Lasham
at which reasons were invented not to approve loggers which met the
rules as written and approved by the IGC at the time. Ask him who most
of the participants had business associations with either before, at
the time or subsequently. Also ask where the principal of that
business was at the time.

The history of F.R.s on the FAI site is inaccurate as it omits these
details and others.

How about a straight answer in public to - is it the intention of GFAC
to approve new designs for "all but World records category"?

I'm sure GFAC have a policy, it may just not be the written down
official one based on past history.


p.s.

"jump starting the market" in that way as you put it would most
likely contravene the Trade Practices Act (1974) in Australia and land
you with a large fine. Ask the freight companies who were fined after
the ACCC(Australian Consumer and Competition Commission) used an
electronic barograph to prove that goods being sent by "airfreight"
were in fact going by truck between Brisbane- Sydney- Melbourne.

Mike Borgelt

Borgelt Instruments