"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message
oups.com...
Earlier, flying_monkey wrote:
He _claims_ to have gotten? Why the sour grapes? Why would you doubt
him?...

If we're going to delve into such semantics, howzabouts we start with
Fox News:

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - U.S. tycoon and adventurer Steve
Fossett, already famous for sailboating and solo ballooning records,
claims to have soared to new heights in an engineless glider...
^^^^^^

It is part of the FAI's & NAA's requirements. You pay to "Sanction" a
record, i.e. "To reserve a 90 day window in which only you can set the
record". Then you "Submit your record claim" for verification. Only after
the record has been verified are you entitled to call yourself the "record
holder".

Al G
Holder of 2 World & 3 National Class records