Dumbing down competition for people who don't know how to do it but want to
participate with everyone else is not fair to the pilots who have worked
many years to learn the craft. It's supposed to be hard!


"chris" wrote in message
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"Kilo Charlie" wrote in message
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I suggest that glider pilots are, as a group, no where near as skilled
as
those pilots and to permit glider pilots to execute down to the deck
high
speed finishes at an airport does seem imprudent. The simple fact is
we
legislate good judgment all over the place and some glider pilots do
not
exercise good judgment.

Ivan

Hmmmm....I see no Ivan Kahn on the US Pilot Ranking List which means
either
you have never raced or maybe you're simply not giving us your real
name.
Sounds like you must know a lot about the skill level of racing pilots
though. Too bad you won't be allowed to vote in the poll.

Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix

It is his real name and I would not totally dismiss somebody's opinion
just because they are not on the ranking list.
One big reason for this is constest pilots need to think about making
the rules appeal to new contest pilots also.
Similar to the [John Cocharan's?] suggestion that rules should work
for all pilots - not just the most experience, it should be a fun and
safe contest for even the guy who is flying his first race.

Chris Ruf
my real name and yes you will find it Low on the ranking list.