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On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 4:52:01 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 4:24:07 PM UTC-5, Sean Fidler wrote:
Wow. We are really out there now. I think the word is "philosophizing!" Deep guys! Deep! Deep words with Jack Handey deep!

;-). https://youtu.be/Ea5fqGrx7sI

Sean,
Thanks for the laugh!

I still think many are enamored with all the technology on the horizon. It certainly is coming at us with such a rapid pace. We are not thinking what is beyond the horizon.

XC

Read section 6.6 below.
Permissible stuff is limited and much of what might be contemplated by some is outside what is allowed. For 2016 phones will be permitted for tracking only.
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6.6 Restricted Equipment
6.6.1 Each sailplane is prohibited from carrying any instrument which:
* Permits flight without reference to the ground.
* Is capable of measuring air motion or temperature at a distance greater than one wingspan.
6.6.2 An external cleaning device is any device with moving parts designed to clean the exterior of the sailplane during flight, such as bugwipers.
The use of such devices is allowed in all classes Rule 6.12.
6.6.3 Carrying any two-way communication device is prohibited, with the following exceptions, each of which must be a standard,
commercially available model that is not used to provide any in-flight capabilities beyond those referenced below:
6.6.3.1 An aircraft-band VHF radio
6.6.3.2 An aircraft transponder
6.6.3.3 A wireless telephone (which is not to be used during flight)
6.6.3.4 A air-to-ground position reporting device
6.6.3.5 An anti-collision device. Rule 6.6.3 does not forbid the use of a standard GPS output data stream or GPS log produced by the
device.
6.6.4 Other than an aircraft-band VHF radio, any device that allows in-flight access to weather data is prohibited.
6.6.5 Violations of any provisions of this Rule are considered Unsportsmanlike Conduct. (Penalty described in Rule 12.2.5.3.)