On Jan 22, 3:06*pm, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:19:40 AM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
Why do you need to lobby for radio and sage? I thought the 2013 rules will allow radio use.

The rules for 2013 permit pilot to pilot radio communication in regional contests without the previously required waiver. The organizers may choose to allow this or not and are permitted to establish procedures appropriate for their contest.
UH
RC Chair

It will be interesting to see how this rule is received. 27% of pilots
were opposed to this rule. Are these pilots going to stay home or try
to make the best out of the situation and give it a try. I see good
arguments on both sides.

I did not see much in terms of implementation thoughts or guidance
e.g. are all pilots still required to listen on 123.3? I assume yes
since the other rule is still in place. Do we allow pilots to talk on
other frequencies than the 123.3? If so do we designate one or two of
them or is it free for all? Designated frequencies for a given contest
would be good for monitoring what is going on. I would like to know
who is flying in what group and how that translates to results on the
score sheet.

Most pilots don't have radios allowing them to listen to two
frequencies are these pilots going to tune out of 123.3 causing safety
issues. In the worlds as I understand each team is assigned their
frequency. Are pilots also required to listen to another frequency for
safety reasons. I assume this must be true at least during the start
and finish what about the task?

This is a subject that needs to be well thought through. I would
expect some guidance so we don't have wild west every contest doing
something else causing plenty of confusion.