Winter Barographs - $100

On Jul 15, 11:04*am, Tony wrote:

no GPS Position Recorder needed. *Not that any are approved in the US
anyway.

Not true Tony. FlyWithCE Recorder approved last month and announced
here and in SSA eNews.

Erik

On Jul 15, 12:16*pm, Papa3 wrote:
On Jul 15, 11:04*am, Tony wrote:

no GPS Position Recorder needed. *Not that any are approved in the US
anyway.

Not true Tony. *FlyWithCE Recorder approved last month and announced
here and in SSA eNews.

Erik

The last SSA E Newsletter that I got was in February. I don't see
anything in the News section on the SSA Website that says anything
about the FlyWithCE Recorder being approved for Silver and Gold badges
as a "GPS Position Recorder".

http://www.flywithce.com/recorder.html says that the FlyWithCE is
approved for use in US Contests but not Silver and Gold badge
flights.

Either way you still have to have a barograph, which is the minimum
required to get silver and gold badge anyway. The GPS position
recorder idea is nice if you are unable/afraid/unwilling to land away
from the home airport. I just hope it leads the IGC to someday allow
recorders like the FlyWithCE recorder or other COTS handheld GPS units
to be used exclusively for badge legs, no barograph required.

Â*I just hope it leads the IGC to someday allow
recorders like the FlyWithCE recorder or other COTS handheld GPS units
to be used exclusively for badge legs, no barograph required.

pffft... didn't you hear?... some guy like 40 yrs ago faked a badge
claim- FAKED A BADGE CLAIM! and here, you damn tree-flying liberals
would happily set up the precedence for this type of behavior to
flourish in your haste to save a buck. Simply playing into the hands
of the terrorists is what you're doing... quick- somebody ground this
guy! à²*_à²*

-Paul

On Jul 15, 1:41Â*pm, sisu1a wrote:
Â*I just hope it leads the IGC to someday allow
recorders like the FlyWithCE recorder or other COTS handheld GPS units
to be used exclusively for badge legs, no barograph required.

pffft... didn't you hear?... some guy like 40 yrs ago faked a badge
claim- FAKED A BADGE CLAIM! Â* and here, you damn tree-flying liberals
would happily set up the precedence for this type of behavior to
flourish in your haste to save a buck. Simply playing into the hands
of the terrorists is what you're doing... quick- somebody ground this
guy! Â* Â*à²*_à²*

-Paul

there have been a few times where my imagination has wandered into
what it would take to fake a badge claim. every time i decided it was
much easier just to fly the flight.