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Old December 24th 17, 05:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan Marotta
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Default Death of the 13.5m class?

You mean using the engine or motor is /_not_/ scored as a land out?Â*
Seems pretty obvious to me.Â* Give the poor bloke a participation trophy
for the day and move on.Â* Oh, and fix such a dumb over sight.

On 12/23/2017 10:58 PM, Jeff Morgan wrote:
On Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 4:50:23 PM UTC-7, Andy Blackburn wrote:

Imagine a scoring system where you get 5 minutes added to your time on course for every minute you run your MOP. If you did a 4 knot climb under power for 15 minutes to get home it would cost you about an incremental hour, so you'd only be inclined to use it when the alternative is landing out.

Easy fix. Since the motor is to prevent the land-out score it this way:

Starting Motor = Land Out.

The benefit is avoiding the inconvenience of the land out. Back to the airport in time for BBQ and beer, hope for better the next day.


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Dan, 5J


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