I would only add that as far as I'm concerned, most pilots will be finishing
at a fairly specific point with a finish gate from the same direction. The
gate is only one kilometer wide vs. a cylinder which allows pilots to finish
legally from any direction (360 degrees) and angle. Especially in a
situation where folks are finishing from all directions with or without a
500' rule, it is dangerous and should not be allowed.

Give me a situation and I can guarantee that I can come up with more than
one way to make it fail wrt safety. This thread has many great examples of
that. I am not trying to belittle your testimony of the finish you
described but there is not ever going to be a totally safe finish method or
sport.

Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix