People in Europe also usually can't be ar*** to do the paperwork any more. Since we have the SPL, you don't need any badges to become fully licensed XC pilot, so most people don't bother with the FAI paperwork. Where do you even get the Official Observers these days? Some overseas gliding comps then suddenly need a Silver Badge and guys with some Day Winner badges on WeGlide and > 1000km flights actually don't have it 😆
300km and 500 km already completed back in the early 90”s . Doing it again because the paperwork was not done back then . Slack on my part .
People in Europe also usually can't be ar*** to do the paperwork any more. Since we have the SPL, you don't need any badges to become fully licensed XC pilot, so most people don't bother with the FAI paperwork. Where do you even get the Official Observers these days? Some overseas gliding comps then suddenly need a Silver Badge and guys with some Day Winner badges on WeGlide and > 1000km flights actually don't have it 😆