OK Stud Boy.
Middle aged white boy (not elderly yet, I hope) speaking.
It is true that many rules refinements are reactive. I see this is
showing we can continue to learn and adapt. Racing changes and we
change with it.
"Simple rules" is a great objective and one we need to continue to
strive for. Writing them so they cover the various possibilities is
much harder than it would seem. Take a couple rules and take a crack at
"simplfying" them. Harder than it looks.
But, yes we can do better.
The guide to the rules is a big help and one we are working on to help
pilots understand how to fly within the rules. Excellent example is
John Seaborn saw this year an opportunity to make it clear how area
tasks and turnpoints are flown. He volunteered to do illustrations of
these to add to the guide. It is an excellent improvement. We need to,
and will keep making these improvements.
Another pilot has found a couple stray penalty causes that no longer
apply. We'll pull those this time around.
I personally am pleased that we have some excellent people running for
the RC. It's hard to find people willing to volunteers for this work
which generally only triggers gripes and abuse after a lot of caring,
hard work.
Thanks to you and John and the others for stepping up to the plate.
UH