[bubbagates]

Unless I am reading what has been written wrong, I know we are all aware of the panel/pilot being the deciding factor in a lot of cases. Been there, had it happen myself.

Looking at the scores from BFII you can see it assuming the names with the asterisk (*) next to them did not have the pilot/panel. I watched Tank last year at a contest get down to doing the math at one contest only to discover he would have placed where he wanted too had he had them installed, next contest he had them installed but that contest did not use that part of the score.

I agree the SE contests are better in a lot of ways. I flew 2 contests last year (not in the SE) where those items were not scored, ACS and sound were agreed upon at the pilots meeting as to what everyone was going to get.

It all goes back to everyone doing the same thing, i.e... continuity in using the rules as written.