What is Purpose of Sports Class Nationals?

[Nigel Cottrell]

Probably a naive question but wouldnt using assigned
area tasks even things up for gliders at the top and
bottom end of the handicaps?

[Derek Copeland]

I totally agree, but it depends how you feel about
Assigned Area Tasks. I personally like them, because
they allow you to make the best of the day for YOUR
level of ability and YOUR glider's performance. They
also allow to to extend the task if the weather is
better than forecast, and to shorten it if it is less
good. Much better than flying round an impossible task
in poor weather, knowing that you are going to land
out sooner or later, possibly a long way from home.


However some pilots absolutely detest them because
it forces them to actually think while they are flying,
and they make it more difficult for them to leech off
better pilots. Other pilots just prefer flying pre-declared
tasks.

Derek Copeland


At 10:42 01 July 2006, Nigel Cottrell wrote:
>Probably a naive question but wouldnt using assigned
>area tasks even things up for gliders at the top and
>bottom end of the handicaps?
>