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Frank wrote:

If the IGC *does* object to common sense, then its time to drop the
IGC entirely and go our own way with badges and records. I could care
less if a badge award says 'FAI' or 'SSA' - does anyone else in the
U.S.?

Perhaps the best path would be to give a submitter the choice of trying
for the stricter FAI badge or a more lax SSA badge. Those who don't care
can go for the SSA badge, and those who do can worry about nonsense like
whether their name was slightly misspelled.

Stuff like this certainly gives me very little incentive to do badge
flights. Flying is fun, flying high and far is really fun, but paperwork
is not. I don't see how adding paperwork to the flying adds to the fun,
so why do badges...?

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Mike Ash
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