So, why were NEW numbers/letters required and not,
say, the last two or three numbers/letters of the glider's
registration?

The 1-26 association uses numbers reflecting their
serial numbers, I think. Why did they do that and
not their registration numbers?

My glider is registered as N564L and the competition
number is W8. Why did The Powers That Were (and probably
still are) decide using '4L' or '64L' wasn't good enough
(Painted and stuck on big and large) and decided we
needed 'vanity numbers?'

Ray Lovinggood
Still Wondering in Carrboro, North Carolina, USA



At 08:18 16 December 2003, Marc Ramsey wrote:
CH wrote:
how do you know the right frequency mate?
In comps you see the sign on the tail normally first.
In gaggles I try to be in a position, where I do not
see the comp sign under the wings close.

I know not where you are, but here in the US we normally
use one of the
two frequencies assigned (more or less) to gliders.
In a comp, we
always have a specified safety frequency. For general
flying around, we
often have agreements on what frequencies will be used
in specific
areas. If I can see the tail markings, I can almost
certainly avoid. I
save screaming on the radio for those occasions when
I can tell whether
the markings on the wing are mylar or painted...