On 2 Oct, 20:06, toad wrote:
I'm not sure what the point of changing the badge requirements would
be. Nobody really believes that a Silver/Gold/Diamond/1000km in an
open class ship is as impressive as the same flights in a 1-26, do
they ?

Indeed. I never took seriously the Portmoak pilots who went solo, got
bronze, bought 40:1 glass and cruised along a single wave bar (maybe
two) round the Balmaha - Edzell milkrun for their 300km triangle. It's
like doing your five hours on a hill - it may be within the letter of
the law, but it's not quite gentlemanly.

Ian