You really think it sounds better? From the sound of it, about the
only way to know for sure that you get a good start is going to be IF
the PDA software developers (I'm one of them) make some fairly MAJOR
enhancements to their software to depict this arc on the start
cylinder for you to see. And oh by the way, this ONLY something that
is being done here in the the US. I actually thought the "start
anywhere" concept was about the simpliest thing I'd heard so far.
This new way just makes my head spin trying to visualize it let alone
trying to pull it off in the air, in a gaggle with LOTS of other
gliders, etc., etc., etc.

In the end, it sounds like you could do the bombing through from the
back of the start cylinder but did people actually do that? It seems
like it would have to be a pretty good day or perhaps a perfectly
aligned ridge or street to make doing that very profitable. So are we
adding this complexity (read more head down time) to try to keep
something from happening that just wasn't happening?

But perhaps I'm missing the simplicity of it some how.

-Mark
OA

On Jan 8, 8:45*am, wrote:
On Jan 7, 3:04*pm, wrote:

I presume the thing the RC wants to avoid is
pilots starting out the top of the back of the cylinder and bombing
through start gaggles. I'm not saying it can't happen, I just haven't
seen it.

Looks like the general rc philosophy is promoting airmanship rather
than gamesmanship. *I like that.

There are some interesting strawmen presented in this thread... but
surely these are only strawmen.

Even in the worst case presented, the new rule is still a significant
improvement.

See you on the grid.

-T8