On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 4:55:14 PM UTC-5, wrote:
You presume that I haven't flown a line finish outside of contests. I

normally fly predeclared tasks with a line start and a line finish.



Cheers,



Luke



It's a world of difference flying back to your own airport for fun vs. last day of nationals, lots of wind, no lift, you're in third place, you started at Mc 3 + 1000' but lost it all, and now you need to cross the oil derricks with MacCready 0 and 100 feet on the clock. The sirens will sing.



John Cochrane

John, we obviously approach flying differently, hence our divergent points of view. Every time I fly I strive to do my very best, whether in a contest, record attempt, or a personal best. I have yet to take a risk in a contest that I am not willing to take in my regular flying, I hope to maintain that level of self discipline for the remainder of my gliding career. One thing I know for sure; I will not do something stupid just because a rule does or does not exist, when I do make a mistake it will be my own poor judgement that got me there.

Happy soaring.
Luke