"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
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"Wayne Paul" wrote:

Thank you for the clarification. I knew the NAA had a relationship with
the
FAI and that the SSA also. However, I didn't know it was SSA - NAA -
FAI.

The NAA charges the SSA some hefty fees, and the SSA has
recently begun passing those fees along to people who set
world records. The result is fewer world records. No one
who has been involved in the process is sure what the NAA
actually does, if anything, for those fees.

If I understand it correctly, historically the SSA paid a fee and as a
result we all got the sporting license required to claim NAA and FAI
records. (Something that I will never use flying a Schreder HP-14.)
Currently, if we want to claim a world record, we must purchase our own
sporting license. The license is a small cost compared to the cost of an
upgraded GPS/flight recorder. I currently fly with an EW Model D. It is
all I need for badges and contests.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder