US Tasking? Are way too many TATs/MATs are being called vs. NOTENOUGH ASSIGNED TASKS (3% in 2013)

On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 5:40:02 PM UTC-4, Bill D wrote:
Without commenting on a particular task, I humbly suggest the real problem is contest attendance - or rather the lack of it.



Asking pilots at_a_contest about task preferences is looking through the wrong end of the telescope. For meaningful data - and to grow contest flying - one should be asking those NOT attending contests what sort of tasks THEY prefer.



I suspect the answers to this hypothetical survey would range from "Those we understand." to "You won't like the answer."



This has been looked at quite a bit. The most common barrier to contest participation is the same as it is for the rest of soaring- time and money.
Given that a contest requires an even greater amount of both, it is a significant hurdle for many folks.
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