On Jul 17, 1:19*pm, JJ Sinclair wrote:
Andy wrote:
Why wait the extra 5 minutes in that case?

Not all is known at gate opening time, just that half the fleet is OK
and a few are struggling.

Lets take the same scenario, but this time we'll make it the last day
and we need one more day to make it a contest. Any question as to
opening the gate now? Does anybody think a sane CD would scrub the
day?
JJ

But waiting 5 minutes could screw it up for everyone else. If you
believe in the luck of the draw than there is no point in waiting
since what is known and not known at gate opening time is all part of
the luck factor that you you are advocating we not try to correct for.

Last day versus first day shouldn't matter if we are trying to do the
fair thing - though I appreciate that the pressure to cut corners to
get a contest in goes up as the number of remaining days goes down.
Some CDs might open the gate with 60 percent of the fleet back on the
ground. You might well get a contest in, but would it be worth it?

9B