Doug,

I think it is a safety item to be able to identify a glider near you and
you wish to communicate with him/her. You sure cannot read the N number
as they are too small.

Sam Fly

Doug Hoffman wrote:
So much for history. Isn't the real question now: "Why do we still use
them?"?

-Doug


From: (Andy Durbin)
Organization: http://groups.google.com
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.soaring
Date: 15 Dec 2003 05:47:30 -0800
Subject: Competition I.D.

Ray Lovinggood wrote in message
...

Does anyone know the story of Competition Identification
numbers and/or letters?

Who decided they were necessary?
When?
Why?


I imagine they were required when turn point verification was done by
ground observers. Before my time though. I started with the high tech
cartridge cameras but now I can't even remember what the film type
was.


Andy (GY)