I see in the 18M nationals Day 1 results that two pilots got zapped for
airspace violations.

I find the applied rule (12.2.5.5.2, "100 [points] plus loss of all
daily points") to be somewhat curious. It means that a pilot who flies
the minimum distance while nicking an airspace before landing out only
gets penalized half the amount that the day's top gun does who nicks
the same airspace.

(I wish I could pay taxes that way ... "Sorry, IRS, I only have $500
left to pay that $1000 tax bill. Why, yes, I could give you the $500
and call it even. Thanks!")

Why doesn't the rule use a flat penalty, like 1000 points, that applies
to the pilot's cumulative score? Another rule could clarify the latter:
"A pilot's cumulative score is the sum of the pilot's daily scores
minus the sum of all penalties, or zero, whichever is greater." Doesn't
seem that would be a challenge for WinScore.

I also note with some curiosity that 5 of the top 7 finishers for the
day were flying 15M gliders. Must have been a strong day! (It seems,
after all, there is at least one substitute for span!)

~ted/2NO