There is a story about Dick Schreder, on page 100 of the book "10,000 feet &
Climbing," being sucked up into a cloud which reads:

"He fumbled around in his pocket and retrieved the instrument (T&B) and
battery and bent forward to install them in the instrument panel. In all
the confusion Dick accidentally hooked it up backwards. Between jostles and
jolts he fumbled with the wires, finally reversing the connections, which
yielded - at last - a proper readout."

Maybe this is why the term "carried" is used in the contest rules.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder


"BB" wrote in message
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This is a brilliant reading of the rules. Yes, you could certainly
argue that if disabled to the CD's satisfaction, the instrument no
longer permits flight without reference to the ground, and thus may
still be carried. It's just ballast. If you convince the CD, you don't
need a waiver.

It still would be good to talk to the CD about this ahead of time,
rather than 9 am on the first day of the contest. And I am sure there
is precedent for how to handle this issue, since lots of gliders have
installed T&Bs.

BTW, though I am on the rules commitee, only Hank Nixon or Ken
Sorenson speak for the committee -- my posts are only personal
opinions.

John Cochrane