Sorry 'bout that - thought my legendary reputation as a top contest pilot
preceded me :-))

Name: Erik Mann. Flying experience: Some 1500 hours including racing,
record flying, and instructing. I also run a highly successful regional
competition here in the good ole US of A scored entirely on the basis of GPS
data, including non-approved loggers. All of which just proves that I have
a tremendous interest in this sport and nothing more. Beyond that, I'm a
senior executive in a major software engineering and consulting firm, with a
focus on technical strategy. One of my interests is process improvement ,
which is why this GPS approval "process" intrigues me so.

I think it's great that the process was followed, and it's a shame that what
I believe to be a rational proposal failed. So, I'll do what anyone in a
free society has a right to do - I'll agitate for change. It would be
helpful to find out who the members of the GFAC are, as I was not able to
find this easily on the FAI Web page. All I saw was a couple of group
mailing lists, but it would be nice to know the names/countries behind the
committe. Perhaps you could point me in the right direction?

As far as discussion is concerned, I did indeed attempt to "discuss" this
issue with one of the well known individuals from the GFAC or predecessor
thereto. Unfortunately, the only response I got was tantamount to "silly
bugger, you obviously wouldn't understand." At least on this side of the
pond, them's fightin' words.

P3

"Tim Newport-Peace" ] wrote in message
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Papa3 writes
It boggles the mind how the beaurocratic mind works.
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Who are you? I think that it is most unlikely that you will provoke any
positive reaction while you hide behind an anonymous address.

Anyway, this whole business of COTS units was discussed at the Plenary
Meeting of IGC in February this year, as you can read in the minutes of
that meeting on the FAI web site.

Of the 31 delegates, only One voted in favour of COTS, so the motion was
defeated.

That is democracy at work. I am sorry if you don't like the results of
the vote, but the COTS issue has had a recent airing and democracy says
NO.

It could always be raised again at a future Plenary Meeting, but that is
something you need to take up with your NAC.

Very best regards,

Tim Newport-Peace