It seems to me every winter we get a whole rush of adrenaline: yeah, we gotta go fly them long assigned takss with lots of landouts, and so what if the first turn is in a storm!

Then, every spring, as the armchair gives way to the cockpit and the question becomes, yeah, but do you really want to fly that hard assigned task today, in the iffy weather we have today, with the pilots and gliders and muddy fields we have today, at this contest, all that enthusiasm evaporates.

Again and again and again. This is not a rules question. The assigned task is a legitimate task. If there is any strong demand by pilots to fly assigned tasks, just tell the CD, don't rant about it on RAS.

I can't wait for spring.

John Cochrane