On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:17:45 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote this crap:


While flares do get old and have problems, as you discovered, there's
nothing wrong with keeping slightly out of date flares around. It's better
to have six flares in an emergeny than just three, for example. I keep my
slightly expired flares in a different container, so there won't be any
confusion if/when I'm boarded.

Always use the oldest flares first. of course, if there's an
emergency, shoot whatever you can reach for.


I'm surprised by the CG response. There have been several events I attended
where the CG was make aware of the lighting of flares for practice. One was
held just a few hundred yards from a major CG station out here. Another was
attended by the CG. Technically, I believe only white ones can be fired as
practice without the CG's permission.


There's white flares?




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.