On Monday, January 20, 2014 2:21:11 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2014 3:03:41 PM UTC-5, J. Nieuwenhuize wrote:

Why not use the total height? So height (AGL) plus potential height (speed²/(2*a)) That makes ballistic pull-ups useless, allows, actually favors smooth finishes. Then set the total height rather high and substract one point per feet too low.



Simply put- because this becomes a pilot and scoring nightmare. Note that each glider converts kinetic energy to potential energy differently.

UH

UH answer is deep -- pay attention.

RC gets two constant demands. One, as in the original post, is to add carefully constructed point carpentry around the finish, with 10 points for this and 20 points for that. The other is to simplify the rules, and especially to make sure pilots don't need to do lots of strategizing and in-air calculations. As you come up with alternatives, make sure they satisfy simplicity and clarity too!

John Cochrane