Thread: Hard Deck
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Old February 8th 18, 02:39 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Karl Striedieck[_2_]
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Default Hard Deck

For this hard deck scheme to work (land off airport if below a certain agl altitude) a major penalty would need to be imposed for not doing so. Simply "landing" the pilot at the low spot would give the same score as climbing away and returning to the evening meal at the airport. Who's going to pass up a climb out marked by a bird, vario or whatever thus avoiding all the dangers of an outlanding when there is no advantage to doing so?

KS