On Monday, January 16, 2017 at 12:49:55 PM UTC-5, krasw wrote:
maanantai 16. tammikuuta 2017 18.42.58 UTC+2 Tango Eight kirjoitti:this.

Courage? Or did he simply conclude that fighting through Tokyo traffic -- very rarely even having to find his own lift -- wasn't a valid test for selecting a champion of the sport we know and love called "Soaring"?

The IGC seems to be locked into this notion that the peloton must always score well, even if it does not finish. Imagine what might happen if we flushed those rules and did something innovative (lol) like 600 points for speed, 400 for distance. No devaluations, no re-valuations. Everyone knows at all times what points are in play and how to earn them.

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8

Instead of bashing IGC you can contact your IGC delegate (who happens to be Annex A sub-group chair BTW), or IGC president (your compatriot) directly, and propose rule change. IGC does what pilots collectively want. Good proposals will be put forward to rules. Just saying "someone should do something" gets you nowhere. Score formula changes are not easy or simple, they might work with some scenarios, but at the same time do opposite in others, or create new unwanted behaviour.

Look, I get all of that. I am not pretending that BS'ing on this forum is a substitute for real effort, this is just a quick cartoon idea born of frustration (and also frank concern for good friends flying in that melee), tossed out for the purpose of discussion and thought-experiment. I'm simply curious at this point to know if others think as I do and this is as good a place as any to ask. Maybe everyone else likes it as is? shrug

Surely you would agree that any proposal along the lines I have just sketched out, signed only by myself, would be a complete non-starter at IGC. They are proud of what they have and their process is incremental and glacial, so why would I waste my time?

Now -- if -- this turned into a lively discussion with good ideas converging on a solution that might really improve international competition, then of course I'd be willing to put my shoulder to the wheel in whatever fashion seemed appropriate. A serious proposal signed by some hundreds of (mostly European) pilots could be very worth while, but it's a little hard for this one American to see how to do that.

best,
Evan Ludeman / T8