FES - Take 2

On Monday, February 17, 2014 9:07:43 AM UTC-5, JJ Sinclair wrote:
On Monday, February 17, 2014 6:00:24 AM UTC-8, wrote: On Monday, February 17, 2014 8:40:22 AM UTC-5, JJ Sinclair wrote: The proposed rule change allows a MG to claim an airport bonus without actually overflying the bonus airport. The new rule only requires he show that he had sufficient altitude to glide to the approved airport, at the time of engine start. The airport bonus is given as an incentive to land at a safe airport and not attempt a shaky glide towards the next turn point. Question; What if the engine doesn't start? Not an uncommon occurrence out west where high altitude cold-soaks the engine. If the engine didn't start as the MG overflew the bonus airport, it would be a non event. If the engine fails to start half way down final glide...................? Doesn't the proposed rule change negate the reason for giving an airport bonus in the first place? :) JJ Nope- The airport bonus is a scoring incentive to encourage pilots to land safely at an airport instead of gliding on to land in a field to get more distance points. OK, the MG "glides on" to get more distance points, but gets an airport bonus anyway................. What it his engine doesn't start? Just trying to understand the RC thinking. JJ

MG has to do engine start within prescribed distance of the airport and he is effectively landed there as if he was a glider, as I understand it.
He doesn't get more distance, but does have the benefit of the bonus and avoiding a retrieve.
I would have pushed back hard on this, buit don't serve on the RC any more.
Grumpy
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