On Monday, 5 February 2018 16:39:44 UTC-7, wrote:
DISCLOSU This is completely self serving.

When people discuss what limits pilot participation in contests - TIME does pop up as an issue. (yes there are many others, but let's stick to TIME here)

Has anyone had experience with running a Regional contest that was 3 or 4 days rather than than 7 days? is that even allowed?

I was looking at scoring and ranking and noticed that 2 days of regional contest get a pilot 95% of the rating he would have received from a full 7 day regional.

For me (and several employed friends) - 1 to 2 contests a year is the limit. I need to keep a few days (PTO's) for the extraordinary flying days and a few so my family believes there is still hope for a vacation.

The model we have right now is fine for youth that do not need to work and retired /self employed pilots. We are missing the 25 to 45 year old pilot age group.

Weather is always a crap shoot,y so why not gamble that the first 2 days are the best, rather than committing to possibly sitting in the rain for 7 days. May also be less grueling on the organizing group.

WH

(With 0r Without a Hard Deck LOL)

From the 2017 rulebook

4.0 PERIOD OF THE CONTEST
4.1 § The period of the contest shall include the period of competition only.
4.2 § The period of competition shall be specified by the contest organizers on the AFS form, in accordance with the following:
● § For a Super-Regional contest (¶ 5.1.2), from five to ten consecutive days.
● § For other Regional contests from three to seven days, in not more than three periods.
4.3 § An unofficial practice period may be scheduled prior to the first competition day. All contest support functions (Start/Finish,
Scoring, sailplane weighing, retrieve office, etc.) should be operational during this period.
4.4 § For an official Regional Championship, there must be a minimum of two valid competition days as defined in ¶ 11.1.3.