Seniors USA 2009 Start and Finish notes..... # 711 reporting

This was not suggesting hard pull up.
Best solution I've found is get to my finish altitude(50 to 100 ft
above cylinder) a mile or so out and coast in at constant altitude
gradually slowing. If I hit it right, I cross at exactly my average
speed for the day(this never happens but I'm usually 80 mph or so).
Most of the errors seem to be related to cockpit static used for most
altimeters causing pilots to miss height.
UH

This is so good it's worth repeating: DON'T DO BIG PULLUPS AT THE
FINISH CIRCLE. Or pushoevers for that matter. You cannot see who is
above and behind you if you pull up, you cannot see who is below you
in a push over. If you pull up, the glider above you cannot see you at
all. There are other gliders at the finish gate! I have had a glider
appear out of nowhere from above and behind just at the finish circle,
needing a sharp negative g push from me to avoid. I've heard several
other stories, like gliders appearing from nowhere just off the nose.
Looking sideways too might not be such a bad idea either.

Hank's method is more efficient, much safer, and keeps his eyes out of
the cockpit. Amen brother Hank!

John Cochrane