Ehhhh....for all most of us know....drunken crew member blurted something out after a day of flying...

My feeling, part of issue in USA contests.....we don't allow team flying, but almost ANY other "world type" contest allows this.....as well as other Nationals....
Thus, our peeps don't legally get to practice UNTIL they show up in the world scene.

Should we change the US rules? Not sure.
Should we change the worlds rules? Not sure.

Just commenting on what I know of basic rules from US vs. most other countries/levels...