Totally ridiculous John. Some guys take this stuff WAY too seriously. We're not flying 747's here, just model jets.

I know, I know, they can cause damage, fire etc. I think the current rules are fine the way they are. Any CD with experience can tell pretty quick who is safe and competent and who's not.

It was a good idea to go with turbine certified CD's but they need a lot more of them. Actually, I think the whole concept of being a "Contest Director" is a little silly anyway. What does running an AMA contest have to do with assessing someones ability to fly a high-performance jet model aircraft. Good answer..nothing.

If they want to do anything they should forget the silly CD thing and just get experienced model jet flyers to do the sign-offs.

Gene