At 22:42 16 October 2019, wrote:
Does anyone recall when U.S. contests (especially nationals) evolved
from
"=
announce the task at the morning pilots' meeting and fly it no matter
what"=
to the more enlightened "Task A and B (and C and D...) and pick one-
-or
de=
fine another--on the grid or even in the air"? I can't recall whether
this
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is something Charlie Spratt introduced when he started CDing or if
predated=
him.

Chip Bearden
JB


IIRC, it started before Charlie became a CD.

RO