On 13 Feb, 15:00, Tony Verhulst wrote:
Ian wrote:

flight verification (I believe we're losing ground observers as
well).

You understand of course that whatever they may say, they're really
doing it for convenience - *their* convenience.

Of course.

One answer, of course, is for another authority besides the FAI to
issue badges.

Like that will ever happen.

Nothing to stop it. And while it's about it, the new badges could be
handicap linked. Silver in 50:1 is just taking the mickey.

Ian