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On Dec 14, 9:42*am, Luke Szczepaniak wrote:
Originally this was a reply to the Club Class Nationals thread but I'm starting a new topic as I ended up going off on a tangent. *Please keep in mind that opinions are like butt-holes and everyone has one, *I'm only throwing in my $.05 to provide the US RC with another data-point... The current Sports class format isn't for everyone and is driving (some) people away. *I really hated Sports class, apart from my first US contest I always chose a different class if available. *In fact, the Sports class format was one of the reasons I sold my SZD-55 and moved onto the ASW-27. *Those without a competitive ship in 15m or Std. class need an alternative to Sports class. *There are a few ways of doing this - introducing limited handicapping to the other classes is one of them, adding a "new" narrow range class (Club) achieves the same thing leaving the other classes “pure”. Additionally to the wide handicap range, however, I feel that the tasking across all the classes plays a major role in the current downward trend in contest attendance. *I think that pilots are frustrated by driving many miles, spending a lot of money, and burning their vacation time just to fly a 2-3 hr task. *The turn areas in AAT’s are too big while the distances between the areas are too short. *There are definitely not enough Assigned Tasks being called. *The long MAT is fine, but not a substitute for AST, furthermore, it is not usually called instead we are given 1 or 2 tp’s… *More of the flyable day needs to be utilized instead of worrying about making it home in time for dinner. |
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