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    From GFAC@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 20 05:15:54 2023
    Ian Strachan has been Chairman of GFAC (the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approvals Committee) since its formation in 1996, and has done a great deal of dedicated and effective service to the soaring world. Ian has now retired, although he will continue as a
    member of GFAC, and IGC have asked me to carry on as Chairman of the committee. Communication has until now been through Ian’s personal e-mail address, which will soon go out of action, and future contact will be through the new e-mail gfac@fai.org.
    We hope to continue to be an asset to the soaring world, approving new devices, working towards future implementations of Secure Flight Recording, answering questions about their use and assisting in verifying meritorious flights.
    Best regards, Peter Purdie

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  • From Dan Daly@21:1/5 to GFAC on Wed Sep 20 07:09:43 2023
    On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 8:15:57 AM UTC-4, GFAC wrote:
    Ian Strachan has been Chairman of GFAC (the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approvals Committee) since its formation in 1996, and has done a great deal of dedicated and effective service to the soaring world. Ian has now retired, although he will continue as
    a member of GFAC, and IGC have asked me to carry on as Chairman of the committee.
    Communication has until now been through Ian’s personal e-mail address, which will soon go out of action, and future contact will be through the new e-mail gf...@fai.org.
    We hope to continue to be an asset to the soaring world, approving new devices, working towards future implementations of Secure Flight Recording, answering questions about their use and assisting in verifying meritorious flights.
    Best regards, Peter Purdie

    Great work over the years, Ian - thank you!

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  • From Frank Whiteley@21:1/5 to GFAC on Wed Sep 20 08:25:33 2023
    On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 6:15:57 AM UTC-6, GFAC wrote:
    Ian Strachan has been Chairman of GFAC (the IGC GNSS Flight Recorder Approvals Committee) since its formation in 1996, and has done a great deal of dedicated and effective service to the soaring world. Ian has now retired, although he will continue as
    a member of GFAC, and IGC have asked me to carry on as Chairman of the committee.
    Communication has until now been through Ian’s personal e-mail address, which will soon go out of action, and future contact will be through the new e-mail gf...@fai.org.
    We hope to continue to be an asset to the soaring world, approving new devices, working towards future implementations of Secure Flight Recording, answering questions about their use and assisting in verifying meritorious flights.
    Best regards, Peter Purdie
    Thank you to Ian Strachan for his years of service to soaring in this capacity. As part of the scoring team for the '93 and '94 UK Open Class Nationals at Enstone, when loggers were first used, I've followed his stewardship with interest. Frank Whiteley

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  • From John Leibacher@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 22 03:25:26 2023
    Many thanks Ian for your decades of leadership and support of the international soaring community.

    John Leibacher '2E'

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