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Old December 24th 12, 05:43 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Craig R.
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Default Potential $300 increase in contest fees?

I think this has to do with a great deal of frustration by the contest management from some pilots (solo and even with crews) going into "beer thirty" mode when their glider comes to a stop on the runway. Instead of the pilot quickly getting out and clearing their glider from the runway, moving it immediately to their tiedown and THEN beginning the BS session, they start right away with any pilot near them on what a day they had. NO consideration of the guys landing behind them, just selfishness on their part. I see this at every contest I fly and it has happened to me multiple times at Parowan where the situation is heightened by the airport configuration. Safety can obviously become a factor. I can fully understand and support contest managements fee/fine for such rude behavior.