Contest Safety

A Cylinder of 2000 meters from the middle of the airfield in effect a finish
line radius.

We were also instructed that going below 500 ft may bring a penalty from the
comp officials not that the rules covers it in detail.

33. Finish procedure

33.1 A glider having entered the finish zone must land without delay in a
safe manner. Once on the

ground, taxiing must be in the landing direction unless otherwise advised by
the Contest Director

and/or Safety Officer.

33.2 A glider will be deemed to have finished if it successfully completes
the course, and enters the finish

zone. A glider which lands off the airfield after having entered the finish
zone will be scored as a

finisher. A finishing pilot may not elect to declare an outlanding.

33.3 A pilot is permitted one finish per day.

NEW SOUTH WALES GLIDING ASSOCATION

State Championships Competition Rules

Version Sept 2005 Page 13

33.4 The Organisers must not set a minimum finishing height.

33.5 The Organisers may issue guidelines and recommendations as to the
behaviour of pilots within the

finish zone, including preferred circuit procedure and landing direction.
Pilots will not be penalised for

failing to follow these, unless their behaviour is unsafe.

33.6 A pilot may choose to land straight ahead after finishing but must do
so in a safe manner.

33.7 At least one and preferably two Safety Observers will observe gliders
finishing. The observer(s) will be

the Safety Officer and/or delegate(s).

33.8 The Observer(s) will make a subjective decision as to the question of
safety within the finish zone. The

Observer(s) may issue a warning or a technical penalty, or may refer more
serious matters to the

Penalties Committee.

33.9 The minimum penalty for a breach of safety at the finish will be 20
points. Where the penalty is less

than 100 points it will be considered a technical penalty.


http://www.gfa.org.au/Docs/sport/nswrules.pdf




"jth" wrote in message
...
What do you mean by a finish cylinder ? A remote finish point ?

We used a finish cylinder in a competition this summer, but the cylinder
was in the middle of our airfield and the finishes where "normal" low high
energy finishes.

If you use a remote finish cylinder, maybe you will then get low height
low energy finishes to the airfield as pilots calculate their final glides
to the remote point. Any experiences ?

Regards, Jyrki
Finland