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On Jun 10, 6:25*pm, Darryl Ramm wrote:
SSA issued Contest IDs are issued to a pilot and not the glider, and they are therefore definitely *not* unique to a glider (I owned two gliders at once both "6DX", but different N-numbers) and AFAIK this has been the root issue with the IGC and using SSA issues contest IDs in the IGC file GLIDERID header field. But it's also true that the glider registration number is not unique to that airframe serial number, at least in USA. A glider can change hands and the new owner can apply for a new N number. The original owner could then apply the original N number to a completely different glider. Some German manufacturers like to stamp the registration number on the data plate. Recently the issuance of an airworthiness certificate was denied until the owner obtained a new data plate that did not include the N number. Nothing unique about the N number in USA, they are transferred and reused on different aircraft. The only things unique are the pilot and the glider serial number. Why isn't the name of the pilot sufficient. All that matters is the the verified pilot flew some damn glider over the required course. Andy |
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