We solved the problem by simply switching to the finish
cylinder, no complaints.

At 01:00 16 March 2005, wrote:
In response to your first paragraph, at aiports all
over the country
aircraft come within less than 500 feet of structures
and people at
speeds above 150 mph thousands of times each day, every
day of the
year. Midway, Reagan National, and Laguardia all have
approaches that
bring them over people and buildings. I have on many
occasions watched
landings from a park several hunderd feet from the
threshold of one of
Reagan National's runways. Planes pass overhead no
more than 200 feet
above the ground.

The rule, as I recall, states 'except for take-off
and landing...' Note
that most CDs post NOTAMs closing the airport during
contest launch and
recovery operations. This implies a tacit waiver for
a variety of
soaring related operations in the vicinity of the airport.

As for a the owner of mobile home, parked on the airport
during a
scheduled, sanctioned soaring contest asking for a
change in
practices, I'd be tempted to point at the wheels and
leave my answer at
that. But that wouldn't be very diplo. Perhaps a better
way to address
it would be to require RVs stay out of the way of glider
operations.
You can park your RV here. This will avoid any conflict
with aircraft.
I'll bet the argument goes the other way... convenience
over perceived
safety issues. Its just a matter of crafting the either/or.

As for the cylinder, in another thread someone suggested
I not pull up
after piercing the side, but just bleed off speed as
I head towards the
airport. Now I have pilots attacking me from below.
How much drag does
a ball turret gun cost?