On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 3:26:01 PM UTC-8, John Cochrane wrote:
In my informal and formal polling, among people who fly contests, safety is far down on the list.


But those are preselected as the ones who have accepted the risk. Ask the ones who don't fly contests why they don't.

The rules aren't any more complicated than many other sports. Certainly not as complicated as sailing. The scoring on the other hand is pegged at the complex end of sports. So, yes, a scoring overhaul seems like a good idea.