Re: Ndew FAI President - Bob Henderson - well known New Zealander

[Michael Opitz]

Sebastian Kawa is ANNOYED - FRUSTRATED - DISGRUNTLED -
EMBARRASSED - DISENCHANTED - DISILLUSIONED at the format
of gliding competitions and the constant leeching that surrounds his
every move. The world Champion provides a review of the problem
and his suggestions for change. He has every right to speak out at
this ever-increasing problem. (Kawa = World Champion- 29 Gliding
Medals, 24 Gold)

>>

Maybe Kawa should be invited to fly a USA Nationals under the
USA rules to see if he likes what has been done here any better
than what he is used to seeing under the FAI rules.

RO

[Paul T[_4_]]

Well sincerely hope Mr Henderson looks at reducing the cost of FAI IGC
gliding competitions and the sailplanes/motorgliders that fly in them. All

they have done recently with recent changes in competition classes-
particularly what was World, and Club Class is to make the sport even
more a 'richer boys/girls' sport at international level- hardly the way to

grow a declining sport.

[Paul T[_4_]]

Well sincerely hope Mr Henderson looks at reducing the cost of FAI IGC
gliding competitions and the sailplanes/motorgliders that fly in them. All

they have done recently with recent changes in competition classes-
particularly what was World, and Club Class is to make the sport even
more a 'richer boys/girls' sport at international level- hardly the way to

grow a declining sport.

[David Hirst]

On Monday, October 29, 2018 at 2:00:08 PM UTC+13, Michael Opitz wrote:
> Sebastian Kawa is ANNOYED - FRUSTRATED - DISGRUNTLED -
> EMBARRASSED - DISENCHANTED - DISILLUSIONED at the format
> of gliding competitions and the constant leeching that surrounds his
> every move. The world Champion provides a review of the problem
> and his suggestions for change. He has every right to speak out at
> this ever-increasing problem. (Kawa = World Champion- 29 Gliding
> Medals, 24 Gold)
>
> >>
>
> Maybe Kawa should be invited to fly a USA Nationals under the
> USA rules to see if he likes what has been done here any better
> than what he is used to seeing under the FAI rules.
>
> RO

Hopefully the US submission to the FAI on rule changes (speed and distance points) to deter gaggle-flying will make it through to an actual rule change. That was a seriously well thought out submission and got the backing of New Zealand. We may even try running a contest or two with the proposed system; stranger things have happened.

DH
TX

[krasw]

How would proposal deter gaggle flying?