Robert Danewid wrote:
So GFAC is making rules/policies of their own? And what do GFAC think is
in the interest of pilots and manufacturers? Has that policy ever been
approved by the IGC? I thought GFAC was a committee whose work was
regulated by Terms-of Reference.

Oh, get off it Robert. You know that GFAC is supposed to act as the
technical resource for developing specifications, testing procedures,
etc. Part of that is making sure we don't recommend changes that will
result in US$5000 flight recorders. Just as the primary reason for
recommending the "all badges and diplomas" approval level was to lower
the cost of flight recorders for the 99% of pilots who will never pursue
a world record. Nothing we recommend becomes policy, however, unless
the IGC approves it.

All I can say is, no discussion seems possible with anyone who still has
their head stuck in what happened nearly a decade ago. I have no doubt
that there are things that should be done differently, now, if we
started with a clean sheet of paper. But, as far as I can tell, no one
is willing to come up with a sensible proposal as to what we can change
now, given the current context.

If you are absolutely convinced the current system is corrupt and
unfixable, the solution seems to be to opt out of it, and start your
own. Meanwhile, there are other off-season topics which I find far more
fun to discuss...

Marc