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Old January 15th 15, 06:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Mike the Strike
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Default Minutes of Fall 2014 USA Rules Committee meeting posted on SSA website

I don't believe weather data alone will enable IFC scofflaws to be identified. Cloudbase is a highly variable parameter, both in time and space. Also, as we've said before, thermals and wave sometimes enable you to climb higher than cloudbase quite legally. (I did this in Moriarty last year).

So, unless you are going to introduce an arbitrary maximum height rule, this approach is doomed to failure. If you don't like Andy's idea of a cockpit camera, perhaps we should learn from other sports and introduce umpires or referees to follow the field around!

Mike