RE: proper ID
I never really understood the reasoning about WHY it is so important to have that number on your plane. At what point in an official flight is that number checked? If you borrow a plane at a contest, do you have to change that number every flight that it is used by another pilot? What is the penalty for not flying with a proper AMA number printed on your plane? Could the #2 pilot in a class at the Nats raise an objection and get the #1 pilot's flights DQ'd for not having the correct AMA number on his plane during official flights? If it is so important, then it should be enforced. . .
It is just one more example of how "Big Brother" is creeping little by little into your life. .