588 wrote:
I can't be sure from the cover photo that there is not a set of numbers
placed on the fuselage, perhaps a little above the equator.

Yes, that must be it. Funny how you can see the Discus 2 lettering just
fine, though...

What interests me more is the question: has Eric just done a ribbon-cut
pass? There is SOMETHING hanging below the cockpit of his Discus that
looks like a ribbon draped over both sides of the nose.

Might be some sort of secret thermal detection gear...