On Sep 22, 7:07*pm, wrote:

How about a "rookie school" at your local regional? Would that help
get your feet wet?

We started doing that in Ephrata, WA a couple of years ago. The "Dust-
up" is a 3-day contest specifically designed to introduce pilots to
tasking and the flow of competition days. We're still tweaking and
tuning the event, but we've had decent attendance the first two years
(although this year we only really got 1 flying day in - always a
danger with a 3-day event).

As "low-stress" as we try to make the Club/Sports class competition at
the Regional level, a lot of people are still intimidated by the
competition-aspect and the rules. Providing an unofficial event where
people can give it a try has helped lower some barriers...

--Noel