On 4 Jun 2004 00:09:20 -0700, (Caracole) wrote:

I object to you laying the blame of ruin at the feet of
the OO

Well Cindy, Karel is only blaming himself ;-)
I have to agree with him that it's a silly rule and it does not serve
any pupose in a 1000 Km flight.
I think that all rules must have a clear purpose.
Can anyone explain the purpose of the 10 Km-rule in a 1000 Km flight?
A complicating factor is also the very complex airspace structure in
our part of the world.

BTW this flight is an excellent achievement.
Have a look at:
http://www.onlinecontest.de/olcphp/2...hp?ref3=119825

It inspired several other contenders to go after the first official
1000 km FAI diploma flown from the Netherlands.