On Jun 11, 6:13*pm, Andy wrote:
On Jun 11, 7:13*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:

http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=67...w=blog&id=2001

I doubt there is a case for an appeal.

I can't agree with you. *There appears to be nothing in the kit itself
that says a constest number is not allowed to be used. *A discussion
or posting on RAS does not make a rule. *A note on the SSA website
does not make a rule. *A notice in the Soaring magazine does not make
a rule. *The rules are included in the kit and specifically in the SC
summary:

Declaration content
a. Date of flight.
b. Name of the pilot-in-command, and the flight crew if any (see Annex
C, para 6.3c).
c. Glider type, and its registration or serial number or unique NAC-
assigned contest number.
d. The make, model and serial number of the FR used (as recorded in
the .igc file for the flight). For any barograph or GPS position
recorder used, the make, model and serial
number as verified by the OO before flight.

If something else is to be enforced then the kit itself must be
changed. Perhaps the kit should include the statement "All observers
and badge applicants shall read all past issues of Soaring Magazine
and shall browse all postings on RAS or the SAA website since anything
published there shall take precedence over the rules published in this
kit".

Andy

Well, it seems to me that what's actually important in an e-
declaration is: turn point coords and time stamp. Period. Everything
else can be handled just as well if not better by the application
form, which is attested to and signed by the OO. Everything else in
the declaration is simply fluff. Needless, valueless booby traps.

I am hopeful that we may yet see this sorted out.

-Evan Ludeman / T8