The rules, as they were, anticipated an outlanding beyond the finish line and short of the runway. I have done that and so have others. Not a crash.
Therefore I have no criticism of the result as it was awarded. However now that we have had (more than one) crash it may be time to change the rules. On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Ross McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Michael > > The Competition Rules state that if a glider crosses the finish line then > it is regarded as a valid finish. Jim's glider crossed the finish line, > ergo a valid finish. > > > > The rules also call for the Competition Safety Committee, a peer pilot > group formed from the attending experienced competition pilots, to be > convened by the Comp Director and Safety Officer to discuss and assess all > safety issues associated with such events as Jim's crash. If that > committee then feels it is required, they can refer a recommendation to the > Penalties Committee who will assess an appropriate points penalty. > > > > In Jim's case, the Safety Committee met, analysed the trace, discussed the > incident and safety issues and spoke with the pilot. The meeting was > Chaired by the Safety Officer (who is appointed by the RTO/OPs) and > attended by the CD. The safety committee, having considered all the facts > and detail at hand, did not in its judgement feel a further penalty was > appropriate. > > > > Hope that helps to make it a little clearer for you. > > ROSS > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Texler, Michael > Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2014 12:36 PM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Bizarre Comp Rules... > > > > I found the following sentence quite bizarre. > > > > > Jim crashed within the 3 km finish circle, and therefore got both speed > and distance points for the day. > > In accordance with the rules, Jim did not incur a points penalty for > crashing. > > > > Surely competition rules should be in place to discourage crashing: > > i.e. you crash, you are out of the comp. You pack up and go home. > > > > Can any comp directors enlighten me? > > > > In the few comps that I have flown in, it appears that risk taking > behaviour goes up. > > > > I'll leave it to others more experienced in these matters to give reasons > why. > > > > Michael > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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