Florida Sailplane Grand Prix Race Sep 27-29 at Seminole Lake

John,

It's a casual event, so contain your enthusiasm! Simply a relaxed, easy going, weekend excursion. Nobody graduates to the world championship if they win. Maybe, just maybe, they might get a free beer around the bonfire if they're not too boastful.

You've completely missed the number one rule listed. That includes FAR 91.115, so you can relax now. Knowing Andy, if someone was psychotic enough to be found flying IMC, and a flight trace verified it, he would hook up their trailer for them and escort them to the nearest airport exit immediately!

As far as the good old days, when "racing was actually racing": it was before the 30 mile radius turn cylinders days and before MAT's where gliders actually competed in the same air mass, to measure ones performance against each other, not measure gliding 100 miles apart.

Rules have spiraled so out of control, you need a cliff notes version to understand just even the basics. This complex set of rules actually turns off alot of pilots from even entering their first race. If somebody doesn't simplify them, and put an end to adding rule after rule after rule, before too long, we'll all be finishing at 5,000 feet, and have to keep a 1 mile distance apart for spacing while using our FLARM's (booooring). Then, someone will add the mother of all rules that says "the main rule is that nobody can have any fun."

Thankfully, Andy has set up a simple race much like the GTA events. Cost is free. Can't beat that! As for me, I'm looking forward to some great flying with good company.