BB wrote:
Do you seriously think that the dangers of someone cheating on his
logs for the great glory of winning a sports class regionals is worth
making every beginnner in the country pony up $1000 for a IGC blessed
logger? Do you really think making that a requirement is important
for the success of the sport?

I'm offering a product not making a recommendation. 8^)

Seriously, though here are the existing regional rules:

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6.7.3 Flight recorder requirements
Flight recorders used for flight documentation must:
• Be a standard production model produced in quantity by a reputable
manufacturer.
• Record position fixes consisting of time, latitude, longitude and
altitude.
• Provide horizontal position referenced to the WGS-84 geographic datum.
• Be capable of an interval between fixes of 15 seconds or less.
• If used in a motorized sailplane, provide a means of determining when
the power unit was used (unless a separate means is provided).
• If used as primary flight documentation for a score that will count
towards U.S. Team selection, be of a make and model that has received
IGC approval as Secure.
• If implemented as software that runs on a computer readily
programmable by the user (such as a PDA or handheld computer), be
IGC-approved as Secure.
===

As far as I'm concerned, they allowed plenty of flexibility in the
various contests I helped score, I'm not sure why someone felt they
needed to be changed. In particular, the requirement for a "standard
production model produced in quantity by a reputable manufacturer"
allowed for handheld GPS units, SN-10s, etc., without requiring IGC
approved flight recorders.

I believe allowing PDA software is a serious mistake, and I'm awfully
tempted to invest the day or two it takes to implement "Dial-a-Speed",
and offer it for free on my website, just so everyone on the Rules
Committee is clear on the Pandora's box they've opened...

Marc