Altitude loss for 5h Duration Flight

nyffeler wrote:


So the decision of the NAC was ok, because the altitude loss between release
and landing was 1083m, 83m to much.
However, if she would have started an MoP just bevor crossing the 1000m limit
the flight must have been accepted.

Is this not stupid?

I don't know if it's stupid, but it's the way the rules have been for a
long time. If you want to pick your finish, you have to declare it.

Even though I fly a motorglider, I think it is a quirk in the rules that
the powered sailplane pilot can effectively pick the end of flight by
starting the engine. I think all pilots should be able to pick a point
as the finish when the task has an undeclared end. That would cover
Silver duration flights like this one, and 'free flight' tasks.


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