personnaly i wouldnt agree with it just my own opinion that it would take the fun out of the sport for me,and also reading in the RP this week under woodos column i am lead to believe the pigeon doesnt have to land on the pad it can be a distance away from the pad and still be clocked in!i like the idea of getting my birds in and taking the rubber of the bird winner or loser when a bird has flown over 10 hours on the wing and done this its a marvellous feeling,not just 10 hours for me im like it on the sprints aswell,every thurso race if i dont recieve no birds on the day i camp outside in my backgarden unless it is pissing down then i sleep on in my patio doors just to wake up at the crack of dawn to hopefully see a pigeon there for me to clock it in,if there was ets there would be no reason for me to do this sorta thing and for me it will just take out the fun and keeness out of racing