FAI ratifies records of illegal flights.

Are we talking about a few seconds, here?
I flew the longest legal triangle out of Minden, a few years back. At my first turn (Mine near Owens Lake), was on the line of the correct observation zone, centered on Austin, Nv. State records keeper would not accept my record 1000K flight..............are line’es in, or are line’es out???
Lord save us from the nitpickers!
JJ

On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 10:02:52 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Are we talking about a few seconds, here?
I flew the longest legal triangle out of Minden, a few years back. At my first turn (Mine near Owens Lake), was on the line of the correct observation zone, centered on Austin, Nv. State records keeper would not accept my record 1000K flight..............are line’es in, or are line’es out???
Lord save us from the nitpickers!
JJ

So 19:43:59 is fine, you get the record, but 19:44:00 and you are an illegal charlatan? Please, we have bigger fish to fry.

Tom

How about an extra minute?Â* 10?Â* An hour?Â* Rules are set in advance and,
if you don't complete the task within the rule, /_which you understood
before takeoff_/, what right do you have to claim that only one second
should be allowed?

Give the man a participation trophy.Â* He'll feel better about himself.

On 12/25/2019 11:15 AM, 2G wrote:
On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 10:02:52 AM UTC-8, wrote:
Are we talking about a few seconds, here?
I flew the longest legal triangle out of Minden, a few years back. At my first turn (Mine near Owens Lake), was on the line of the correct observation zone, centered on Austin, Nv. State records keeper would not accept my record 1000K flight..............are line’es in, or are line’es out???
Lord save us from the nitpickers!
JJ
So 19:43:59 is fine, you get the record, but 19:44:00 and you are an illegal charlatan? Please, we have bigger fish to fry.

Tom

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Dan, 5J

I trullly get tired of the nick pickers. If some guy makes a 1000k and he is one minute late on the official sunset, give me a break. He is not violating true safety and we all know many many many past record distance flights, guys actually landed in the dark. They were ratified back then. Now with gps tracking, its a handy thing, but also becomes something of an unnecesary handicap.