Pilot statistics: SSA vs non-SSA

Albert Gold wrote:
Jack,

Great job!

Another interesting measure of the biases of the sample of respondents
is that while only about 5% of soaring pilots fly in contestes, 28% of
your respondents do.

Al
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How could one possibly succeed in any contest without
BLIPMAPS?
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Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA

Mark James Boyd wrote:
Albert Gold wrote:

Jack,

Great job!

Another interesting measure of the biases of the sample of respondents
is that while only about 5% of soaring pilots fly in contestes, 28% of
your respondents do.

Al
Discus B PG


How could one possibly succeed in any contest without
BLIPMAPS?

This probably reflects the interest of "contest pilots" have in
cross-country flying, rather than any great value for the individual
pilot flying in a contest. The competition director and his advisors
certainly use them when planning the task for the day, but the entrants
don't get near value out them that a pilot planning a cross-country
flight gets, because they are told when to launch, and mostly where to
go. When you have a choice of where to go, it's generally done real-time
(you look as you fly!).

The entrants might actually look at the the Blipmaps that the Director
post, as trends are very important. This can affect the choice of start
time.
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