On Jul 15, 12:16*pm, Papa3 wrote:
On Jul 15, 11:04*am, Tony wrote:

no GPS Position Recorder needed. *Not that any are approved in the US
anyway.

Not true Tony. *FlyWithCE Recorder approved last month and announced
here and in SSA eNews.

Erik

The last SSA E Newsletter that I got was in February. I don't see
anything in the News section on the SSA Website that says anything
about the FlyWithCE Recorder being approved for Silver and Gold badges
as a "GPS Position Recorder".

http://www.flywithce.com/recorder.html says that the FlyWithCE is
approved for use in US Contests but not Silver and Gold badge
flights.

Either way you still have to have a barograph, which is the minimum
required to get silver and gold badge anyway. The GPS position
recorder idea is nice if you are unable/afraid/unwilling to land away
from the home airport. I just hope it leads the IGC to someday allow
recorders like the FlyWithCE recorder or other COTS handheld GPS units
to be used exclusively for badge legs, no barograph required.