On Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:24:43 -0800, Ramy wrote:

Marc, I completely agree with everything you say (including starting
final glide after sunset...). My grip is only on the requirement for the
flight computer to be "certified". What's wrong with using SeeYou/XCSoar
etc IGC files for badges and diplomas? I imagine much more pilots will
be motivated to get their badges and diplomas if they could simply
submit the IGC files from their flight computer, certified or not, just
like OLC.

The problem is that some pilots have, both in the past and currently,
continued to cheat and fake logs. Even for 500 km flights. I don't
understand that mentality at all, let alone how they can live with
themselves knowing they are liars whenever they say they've earned the
badge.

But, as long as that sort is around, we need secure loggers and the whole
business of Official Observers and paperwork to stop them from devaluing
the badge and diploma system for the rest of us.


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