Stewart Kissel wrote:
I know someone out there in cyberspace has this answer....

If one declares TP's in the air, or post task...can
this flight qualify for a 1,000k diploma? Or do I
misunderstand the 3 Free rules?

How would that differ from the Diamond Distance requirements?
Or does it differ?

No, you can't declare turnpoints in the air for a 1000K diploma, as it
is a "distance" task, not a "free distance" task. What you can do for
the 1000K (and/or Diamond distance) is declare up to 3 turnpoints before
takeoff, plus start and/or finish if desired, then during flight claim
none, 1, 2, or all 3, in any order. Your distance will measured from
the start point, around any turnpoints in the order claimed, to the
finish point (which needn't be the declared finish, if there is one).

Marc