I'm not sure what the point of changing the badge requirements would
be. Nobody really believes that a Silver/Gold/Diamond/1000km in an
open class ship is as impressive as the same flights in a 1-26, do
they ?

Bragging rights is all that you get for these badges. You don't get
money, power or fame. So if you did your badges in a 1-26, then you
get to one-up the pilot who did them in a supership.

And we have effectively increased the distances for badges. A diamond
distance today does not match one done 40 years ago, you have to fly
1000km or more to get the same kind of respect from your gliding
peers.

Todd Smith
3S