<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 4/23/2003 11:46:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Eric.Henderson@gartner.com writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">For the record I still believe that we should have the free choice to fly any class we want. We know if we are sandbagging or out of our depth. Why legislate our behavior?<BR>
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I agree with that 100% . I never really understood the reasoning behind forced advancement. Thats the way the rules were when I started pattern . Perhaps some of the older ( more experianced ) flyers would share the real reasoning with us . <BR>
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Robert Gainey</FONT></HTML>