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And no, unless you have a recognized Doctors note, 40 gallons of "drinking water" is not allowed......
Yes, decades ago I asked this (being a skinny f'r.....). ;-) Way back when, flying a light -20 A or C, I was at a disadvantage being light (150lbs in street clothes) against -20 B's and similar on a ridge or good day. |
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On Friday, March 1, 2019 at 3:19:13 PM UTC-5, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
And no, unless you have a recognized Doctors note, 40 gallons of "drinking water" is not allowed...... Yes, decades ago I asked this (being a skinny f'r.....). ;-) Way back when, flying a light -20 A or C, I was at a disadvantage being light (150lbs in street clothes) against -20 B's and similar on a ridge or good day. I am significantly lighter than you, Charlie, and I fly a very light glider, thus am about 20% below the max gross. When I flew at the regional contest last year the weather was rather hot and I asked the CD whether the extra water bottle was OK :-) Seriously though, if they apply a correction to my handicap next time, based on my being far below the reference weight, I won't complain. |
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Could you not have sat on a shot bag?
On 3/1/2019 1:19 PM, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote: And no, unless you have a recognized Doctors note, 40 gallons of "drinking water" is not allowed...... Yes, decades ago I asked this (being a skinny f'r.....). ;-) Way back when, flying a light -20 A or C, I was at a disadvantage being light (150lbs in street clothes) against -20 B's and similar on a ridge or good day. -- Dan, 5J |
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Yeah, could have........;-).....in theory though, whatever I started flying at weight wise (in a handicapped class) I would always have to fly at.
"Drinking water" may vary based on expected weather for the day.........LOL....... |
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Drink a whole lot before the initial weigh-in... ;-)
On 3/1/2019 6:29 PM, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote: Yeah, could have........;-).....in theory though, whatever I started flying at weight wise (in a handicapped class) I would always have to fly at. "Drinking water" may vary based on expected weather for the day.........LOL....... -- Dan, 5J |
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They should have adjusted your handicap based on flying weight. Some contests use provided weight, some have scales.
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Yes, fixed ballast is acceptable in sports class. But you have to fly the same weight every day of the contest.
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