On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 11:47:50 AM UTC-4, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
I consider the current start height rule much better than the "screaming from up high to do the Limbo entering the course" we had some time ago.
Better was when a good pilot went on course (with that old rule), gliders appeared from all over (some from up the side of clouds) screaming along so they could follow. I KNOW there were trips well past VNE so pilots could get low enough and then they would zoom back up after hearing, "good start so and so"!

The weather forecast for Day 1 way off. We had a much stronger day than forecast ....our CD, who is the best, set the max start height to try to keep us out of the fog up there circling in the clouds ...the top of lift was much higher than forecast. Unfortunately a couple of guys never came back down into the cylinder.....one of them told me "I wouldn't feel so bad except I know the rules"

Jim