2007 US Contest Rules Poll and Meeting Minutes

On Dec 19, 7:50 pm, g l i d e r s t u d
wrote:
Now if we can do something about the unreasonable start cylinder
penalty. Most I have seen are nearly 150 points if you are not in the
cylinder for the full 2 minutes. On a three hour task this is equal
to about a 27 minute penalty.

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There is no rule that says you must stay IN the cylinder, but you must
stay UNDER the height.

John Good has made a great guide, it is a little old but on page
10-11:

http://www.sailplane-racing.org/Arti...52%20Illustrat...


I just think the current penalty is extreme. I made an error last
year and it cost me 148 points for not being under the full two
minutes. I was under for over a minute and left at standard speed,
but the penalty was equal to nearly 38 minutes on the flight. Each
minute was worth about 4 points that day.