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Old December 24th 17, 07:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Foster
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Default Death of the 13.5m class?

On Sunday, December 24, 2017 at 10:16:53 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
If not having an engine would have resulted in a land out, having one
should not have a different result if it is used.Â* Use all the
justifications you want about randomness, etc., but you can't alter that
simple truth.Â* Just one more reason that I tend to avoid anything which
is "organized".

On 12/24/2017 12:47 AM, Andy Blackburn wrote:
On Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 9:58:16 PM UTC-8, 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.