Potential $300 increase in contest fees?

As one of the officials at the Parowan Nationals, I can echo Larry's frustration with pilots that failed to properly control their energy management on landing - I ended up being one of the "volunteer" crews for some of these dingbats.

My solution would be quite different. Rather than penalize crew-less pilots, I would charge repeat offenders a retrieval fee of $1 for each foot that their glider falls short of any required runway exit. Blocking the single runway at the end of the day when dozens of gliders are returning is horrible airmanship.

To put this in perspective, at least one glider was over a thousand feet short!

Mike