Cookie wrote:
As I read the "rules" (see below) the Fly with CE IS approved for all
phases of silver and gold badge flights. The altitude requires a 100 meter "extra margin".


Thanks for that, that approval is for the FR300 so it depends on the exact
position recorder being discussed for that silver altitude flight. But the
most important point is up to the pilot (and OO) to read and understand the
approval document for a position recorder (or flight recorder) and read
them in conjunction with the sporting code and annexes.

It is my understanding that a "declaration" would only be required for
distance badge flights. Altitude or duration flights do not require a
"formal" declaration. BUT with flight recorders, you do have to have
certain information programmed in...such as pilots name...glider info etc...

As multiple people are pointing out, yes you do not need a declaration for
an altitude flight, and if basic things like pilot name etc. are wrong in
the IGC file this is usually handled by enclosing a note from the OO. And
if this flight was actually submitted to the SSA I would have expected a
nice clear explanation of problems. So I am totally at a loss what the
problem in the silver altitude flight was.

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Darryl