On 10/19/2010 8:03 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:
On Oct 19, 7:51 am, robert wrote:
I am quite confused by the 15 km start rule. I find the only
reference to motor-gliders, not to tows, and only to "league" flights.

Can someone refer me to the source for the concern?

thanks,

Robert (666)

The new rule is intended to weed out motorgliders who fly more than
15km from the launch, but will penalize gliders who take long tows.
It does appear to be applied only to league flights, but I guess we
will only find out when pilots submit files for scoring.

Mike

Yes, it does apply only to "league" flights (Speed-OLC scoring).

Last Thursday there were a lot of flights that flunked the 15km rule in
California. Look he http://tinyurl.com/26fkt4d

Due to the 15 km/h rule, a dozen flights received a Speed-OLC speed of
less than 1 km/h. All were pure gliders.






Take at look at the flights he