On Jan 30, 1:48*pm, chris wrote:
Couldn't a lot of this complexity be eliminated if we
scored to the best point for the pilot on the FRONT 180° of the
clyinder?

But how would you determine where the start sector boundary was if an
area task was being flown. If I remember correctly the old rule
scores based on distance from the start point to the first area
turnpoint (pilot choice) less the start cylinder radius. The 180 deg
sector you propose would be at right angles to an undefined line that
could have a wide range of bearings particularly if the first turn
area is maximum diameter and also min distance from the start.

So my conclusion is that your solution leaves the pilot with no way of
determining the end points of the start sector. The end points of the
sector only become defined after the pilot establishes the first area
turn point.


Andy