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Old September 10th 13, 04:06 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Godfrey (QT)[_2_]
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Default This is good news, taken off GTA site

On Monday, September 9, 2013 5:24:01 PM UTC-4, wrote:
This came off the GTA site

Glen





This from Judy Ruprecht, ex-badge lady.



This improvement dovetails with the transition from the Sporting Code's


long-standing 2-year calibration interval to the new 5-year interval


taking


effect 1 October 2013. As I understand it - and Claim Check now "knows"-


the new rule applies only to electronic barographs, including those


incorporated in all Flight Recorders and some Position Recorders. In a


nutshell:




(1) any calibration done on or after 1 October 2011 (eg: "current" under


the old rules) will be extended to its 5-year anniversary; and




(2) a calibration done before 1 October 2011 means the 5-year interval


applies to the NEXT calibration, done - at the latest - within 2 months


after a badge or record flight.


As near as I can tell, this 5 year interval is specified in a draft of a proposed simplification of the Sporting Code. It is not part of the current sporting code as near as I can see.
QT