Dale Kramer wrote:

I think the poll is very clear that the intent would be to allow the
most favorable exit point.


The poll says no such thing. Question 16 very clearly says "exit point",
not "most favorable exit point" or "last exit point".


The rules as they are now allow a pilot to take his most favorable
exit point as his start and the poll did not mention 'last' exit (or
any other wierd modification).

Without the mention of the word 'last' the poll must then be taken as
a modification of current rules which gives the pilot his 'best'.


Question 16 is intended to ask about distance measurement on the first
leg, and I chose the precise wording very deliberately. The issue of
"best" versus "last" exit is a separate and complex issue, and one that
applies to any gps start gate design.


I can see how we think we are voting one thing but the next year the
rules are not what we voted on


The Pilot Opinion Poll is NOT a referendum wherein the exact text of a
proposed rule is presented, and majority approval automatically enacts
it as law.

The Pilot Opinion Poll is precisely what the name implies: an opinion
poll. It is one among many avenues by which SSA competition pilots may
communicate their opinions on rules issues to the SSA Rules Committee.
The Committee considers the poll results, along with many other factors,
when proposing contest rules changes to the SSA Board of Directors. The
Board retains final authority over SSA contest rules, and has
occasionally rejected or amended the rule changes proposed by the Rules
Committee.

Gary Ittner P7
SSA Contest Rules Committee


16.1 Would you prefer that both start time and distance be measured from
your cylinder exit point?

___ Yes ___ No