On Jul 15, 8:09Â*am, John Cochrane
wrote:
It's worth reiterating that 15 minutes is not carved in stone. Charlie
Spratt had what I thought an excellent habit. About 2 minutes before
the announced gate open time, he would ask the task advisers "do we
have a fair start?" meaning, did the last guys off tow have a decent
chance to climb to start altitude. If not, he would delay start
opening a bit. Now, advisers can't see everyone, and they might well
have missed the developing situation at Parowan since to stay up they
would have to have been in a totally different piece of sky. Nothing's
perfect. But it does help, and to the point here, it is entirely
within the rules. (He would also ask, "is the task doable?" another
commendable question before sending us off.)



11.4.4 â€* Worst Day Score Adjustment
If this is declared to be in effect, an adjustment is calculated and
added to the cumulative score of each entrant..

If you think the scoring formulas are complicated now, read the rest
of the rule.

QT

Don't give up on drop a day just because the wording of the rule is of
necessity a little complex. This is a great idea, and I hope somebody
tries it! Contests might be a lot more fun if a landout or one slow
low save did not doom you for the rest of the week.

John Cochrane

I second T8. Please forget about “drop a day�. To win one should fly
well everyday. If one screws up one pays the price. That is fair and
simple competition. We already decreased penalties for land outs. I
personally don’t feel like flying in any competition with “drop a day�
rule in force. “Drop a day� can well result in drop in participation.

Where are we heading with this rule, for sure not in the direction of
fair and simple? I know the rule is there. I only hope it stays
dormant since this rule if implemented will **** off many more people
than the Parowan issue.

AK