Sean - So rather than trying to defend your position that ATs need to be called more, you just fall back on sarcasm? I like Dr. Evil as much as the next guy, but its not a convincing argument that one of us is right or wrong.

I know there is a lot of tradition and emotion behind the AT. Just like there's a lot or tradition and emotion behind having Umpires call balls and strikes in baseball. But modern studies have proven how inconsistent and inaccurate Umpires are at calling the strike zone as-written in the rule book. Now I'm not saying that the AT doesn't judge some flying skill, or that its "not fair". I'm saying that what it judges may or may not be the best way to determine who the best pilot is; and that the behaviors an AT encourages/dictates _can_ cause luck to play a larger factor in the outcome.

--Noel