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I suspect that is to do with the mass finish i.e. the likelihood of many
finishes at once and the airfield's ability to handle that scenario safely. At 12:30 07 February 2018, Jim White wrote: At 09:09 07 February 2018, Justin Craig wrote: What is interesting on this subject is that nobody has stated why the fee that SGP is less safe than the "standard format" competition. I guess the IGC do. The SGP rule book limits the entry to 20 glider compared to 50 in normal racing format. |
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At 18:45 06 February 2018, John Cochrane wrote:
"SGP is a sport designed to be exciting to watch. It is designed for spectat= ors, not for participants. Well, it is designed for participants who want the fame of winning something in front of a lot of spectators, but it is not designed to be a wide-participation version of the sport, or for participa nts to enjoy cross country soaring. As such, it is quite sensible that SGP have a lot more crashes". Wrong....The SGP is designed for both participants and spectators. Please elaborate on why you think it is "is quite sensible that SGP have a lot more crashes". What an absurd statement. Let’s not confuse the format with the mountains. Take the mountains out of the equation, why is it no less safe than a standard format comp? |
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At 13:14 07 February 2018, Justin Craig wrote:
At 18:45 06 February 2018, John Cochrane wrote: "SGP is a sport designed to be exciting to watch. It is designed fo spectat= ors, not for participants. Well, it is designed for participants who wan the fame of winning something in front of a lot of spectators, but it i not designed to be a wide-participation version of the sport, or for participa nts to enjoy cross country soaring. As such, it is quite sensible that SG have a lot more crashes". Wrong....The SGP is designed for both participants and spectators. Please elaborate on why you think it is "is quite sensible that SGP have a lot more crashes". What an absurd statement. Let’s not confuse the format with the mountains. Take the mountains out of the equation, why is it no less safe than standard format comp? Because the risk reward equation is different and that drives different behaviours by encouraging the taking of more risk. |
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On Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 9:30:12 AM UTC-8, Jim White wrote:
I have bailed out of the hard deck thread as I think that all opinions have been aired once or maybe twice! The hard deck discussion started out following the dreadful accident in Chile and was an attempt to discuss making all competition safer. However, when I think around the subject, isn't the real issue about the use of the SGP format? We have adopted and developed SGP in order to make the sport more exciting. Not just for pilots but also the wider public who may find the racing more interesting and might be encouraged to enter our sport. I suggest that by doing SGP racing we have also made racing less safe because the format fundamentally changes the risk / reward balance. In normal racing if you were 3 minutes behind the leader you came in with 980 points instead of 1000 and could catch up the next day. In SGP 3 minutes could well mean 0 points and you are out of the game. The question I raise is this: have we made gliding less safe by making it more exciting, or have we made gliding more exciting by deciding to make it less safe?? Anyone remember the 1975 film Rollerball? The region 11 FAI contest in Truckee is adding a one day SGP in the middle of the contest this year. I will not be flying that part as I don't want to take that much risk. Too many gliders bunched up a the start. Gliders of very different performance levels thrown together. Pilots with very different skill levels. A finish at a busy airport (with a tower) where winds are unpredictable and microbursts are a little too common. No thanks. |
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At 15:59 07 February 2018, Matt Herron Jr. wrote:
The region 11 FAI contest in Truckee is adding a one day SGP in the middle = of the contest this year. I will not be flying that part as I don't want t= o take that much risk. Too many gliders bunched up a the start. Gliders o= f very different performance levels thrown together. Pilots with very diff= erent skill levels. A finish at a busy airport (with a tower) where winds = are unpredictable and microbursts are a little too common. No thanks. How many gliders in the region 11 comp? |
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I think the statement, "it is quite sensible" means that it is more
likely, given the format of the race compared to traditional sailplane contests, to have more frequent incidents.Â* In that interpretation I would not call it an "absurd" statement. On 2/7/2018 6:14 AM, Justin Craig wrote: At 18:45 06 February 2018, John Cochrane wrote: "SGP is a sport designed to be exciting to watch. It is designed for spectat= ors, not for participants. Well, it is designed for participants who want the fame of winning something in front of a lot of spectators, but it is not designed to be a wide-participation version of the sport, or for participa nts to enjoy cross country soaring. As such,it is quite sensible that SGP have a lot more crashes". Wrong....The SGP is designed for both participants and spectators. Please elaborate on why you think it is "is quite sensible that SGP have a lot more crashes". What an absurd statement. Let’s not confuse the format with the mountains. Take the mountains out of the equation, why is it no less safe than a standard format comp? -- Dan, 5J |
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I'm signed up for Truckee and look forward to trying the format. (I also was strongly in favor of the late lamented last start time option so this would be easier in regular regionals.)
To clarify my previous comment, the FAI SGP was, if you read the documents, clearly designed to be interesting for spectators and media. The rewards for pilots are the glory of winning a high profile event, and wingtip to wingtip racing if you like that sort of thing, but you'll fly short tasks and won't get to explore much. SGP lite events, such as Truckee, are quite different. Here the objective is to give pilots a bit more race feel without pushing the limits in many ways. Regular races have this problem of sitting around at the start waiting for others to go first, missing a lot of the day, and the whole leeching and gaggling game. A grand-prix lite, or last start time, but combined with regular scoring not an inch is as good as a mile could make racing more fun. John Cochrane |
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At 16:36 07 February 2018, Dan Marotta wrote:
I think the statement, "it is quite sensible" means that it is more likely, given the format of the race compared to traditional sailplane contests, to have more frequent incidents.Â* In that interpretation I would not call it an "absurd" statement. But my question is why do people feel there is / will be more accidents in an SGP? As mentioned already, take the mountains out of the equation. The SGP is limited to 20 gliders. In a normal comp a class could have 50 or so gliders. So the start / gaggeling is not the an issue. I do not know hat, if any accidents there have been at SGP races outside of the mountains? When the format of the race is discussed, is that because its a floatilla start? Lets be specific if having a reasoned debate. The discussion started as "hard deck" and has moved on the SGP. These threads started as a reult oftheSGP in Chile. It would be interesting to know what proportion of those in these two threads have flown an SGP. From what I can tell, pilots that have love them. If they dont, they don't have to go back. The SGP is proving to be a real success in many ways and I think it would be sad if a few "arm chair" pilots run them down in a public forum, without having even competed in one. |
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SGP is wonderful for the sport of soaring. It is exciting to watch and draws non-pilot spectators, in theory. We need more sport promotion and a the SGP series is a format that is exciting for spectators and pilots. If it is not your cup of tea fine, many don't want to drag race gliders, but this is an opportunity to get corporate sponsors, TV deals, fans... If SGP could get a bit more media coverage I believe it could really grow in audience which will ultimately help the numbers in our sport grow!
As for SGP vs "Normal racing" why debate? You can fly as safe a contest as you want, be it SGP or not. On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 9:15:06 AM UTC-8, Justin Craig wrote: At 16:36 07 February 2018, Dan Marotta wrote: I think the statement, "it is quite sensible" means that it is more likely, given the format of the race compared to traditional sailplane contests, to have more frequent incidents.Â* In that interpretation I would not call it an "absurd" statement. But my question is why do people feel there is / will be more accidents in an SGP? As mentioned already, take the mountains out of the equation. The SGP is limited to 20 gliders. In a normal comp a class could have 50 or so gliders. So the start / gaggeling is not the an issue. I do not know hat, if any accidents there have been at SGP races outside of the mountains? When the format of the race is discussed, is that because its a floatilla start? Lets be specific if having a reasoned debate. The discussion started as "hard deck" and has moved on the SGP. These threads started as a reult oftheSGP in Chile. It would be interesting to know what proportion of those in these two threads have flown an SGP. From what I can tell, pilots that have love them. If they dont, they don't have to go back. The SGP is proving to be a real success in many ways and I think it would be sad if a few "arm chair" pilots run them down in a public forum, without having even competed in one. |
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Two things and then I'll try to stay out of this:
Racing is more dangerous than not racing.Â* Look at RATES not NUMBERS.Â* Compare NASCAR racing to the daily commute.Â* Of course there are more accidents in daily driving but the RATE is way higher in racing.Â* So which is more dangerous?Â* Reading all the comments indicates to me that a lot of proponents for more rules either just don't get it or they simply want to have the last say in rule making. Just because someone has a different opinion does not make him an armchair pilot.Â* I've been flying gliders for over 30 years with over 550 hours just in the last two years. On 2/7/2018 10:07 AM, Justin Craig wrote: At 16:36 07 February 2018, Dan Marotta wrote: I think the statement, "it is quite sensible" means that it is more likely, given the format of the race compared to traditional sailplane contests, to have more frequent incidents.ÂÂ* In that interpretation I would not call it an "absurd" statement. But my question is why do people feel there is / will be more accidents in an SGP? As mentioned already, take the mountains out of the equation. The SGP is limited to 20 gliders. In a normal comp a class could have 50 or so gliders. So the start / gaggeling is not the an issue. I do not know hat, if any accidents there have been at SGP races outside of the mountains? When the format of the race is discussed, is that because its a floatilla start? Lets be specific if having a reasoned debate. The discussion started as "hard deck" and has moved on the SGP. These threads started as a reult oftheSGP in Chile. It would be interesting to know what proportion of those in these two threads have flown an SGP. From what I can tell, pilots that have love them. If they dont, they don't have to go back. The SGP is proving to be a real success in many ways and I think it would be sad if a few "arm chair" pilots run them down in a public forum, without having even competed in one. -- Dan, 5J |
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