Mr. Dean's comments on British tasking are thought provoking. Quite a
few days I competed in the U.S. last year were retasked in the air,
usually by changing among A, B and C but sometimes by modifying one of
the pre-called tasks and occasionally by throwing them all out the
window. At least in the eastern U.S., it seems rare that we launch with
any great certainty that the current task will prevail when the start
finally opens. Most of us think that's a good thing. But are we missing
something?

Does this mean U.S. CDs don't do as good a job of setting the original
tasks as do their British counterparts? Are British pilots condemned to
fly hopelessly ambitious (or undercalled) tasks more often than we are?
Does the U.S. practice result in more flyable days for the same chancy
weather? Is consistent British success at the Worlds partly due to
their pilots being forced to compete in more uncertain weather with a
beneficial effect on their proficiency?

This newsgroup has been WAY too quiet this winter.

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 "JB"