My Journey to the Judges chair (Or how Graham Kennedy went Fishing for Judges) 2020 Because of covid restrictions this year the first competition Dave Knott & myself attended was Buckminster 18th of August, this time for me it was different as I would not be competing but would be assisting Dave as he was fielding his new large Hurricane & space was limited. I found that whilst walking up the flight line I was not being recognised by everyone and got a lot of surprised looks when the penny dropped, I was sporting a lockdown beard. Not flying gave me the opportunity to watch the guys in good weather conditions, the flying std was very good, as I had not flown since September 2019 I was rather pleased not to be competing against them.. during the lunch break I got into conversation with Brian Wood, while he was sorting a problem on his Thunderbolt.. Having watched his first round flight I advised him of the errors he was making regard the calling of maneuvers, to late