SSA State & Nat Records Rules Conflict

On 9/29/2010 8:00 AM, John Bojack wrote:
As a state record keeper, I've never understood the need to knock out as
many existing records as possible with one good flight.

Why not set one goal, achieve it, and be satisfied with what you
accomplished? Or, is it all about getting ones name in as many tiny little
boxes because on one lucky day the pilot happened to be blessed with super
soaring conditions.


How is soaring promoted by restricting the number of records a pilot
applies for on one flight? In fact, having multiple records available
for a flight encourages pilots to try for state records, and that's a
good thing.

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On 9/29/2010 1:25 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 9/29/2010 8:00 AM, John Bojack wrote:
As a state record keeper, I've never understood the need to knock out as
many existing records as possible with one good flight.

Why not set one goal, achieve it, and be satisfied with what you
accomplished? Or, is it all about getting ones name in as many tiny
little
boxes because on one lucky day the pilot happened to be blessed with
super
soaring conditions.

How is soaring promoted by restricting the number of records a pilot
applies for on one flight? In fact, having multiple records available
for a flight encourages pilots to try for state records, and that's a
good thing.



I would think the purpose of records is to showcase what can be achieved
on super soaring days -- to list the best flights ever. It wouldn't be
much of a record book if it omits the best flights because some of them
happened to be achieved on the same day.