Thanks for the frame one summary.
There was another thread recently dealing with the rules and it seemed that the majority were in favor of taking the more restrictive course, at that time. JABO sets the boundaries for us, but in the heat of the battle, we CO's make decisions that we think are justified in making. I did the very same thing that HAWK did in frame one. I know where he's coming from and I made my case to JABO.
I, too, had what I thought was a reasonable explanation for our infraction and gave that explanation to JABO for consideration. However, JABO told me that he has few rules and that he would be sticking to those rules for stability in the S3. I understand and agree with him. He made the rules crystal clear and I/we have to abide by them. We will take the penalty plane like men and try to be more careful next time.
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