I'm beginning to wonder if there shouldn't be some sort of contest
penalty for people who repair their own gliders.

Consider for a moment a long final glide over sagebrush terrain. Two
competitors are at the same position and zero-margin height. One can
repair his glider overnight if he lands in the sage. The other can't.
Which one will be more likely to attempt the marginal final glide?

Maybe we ought to level the playing field by landing the guy with the
repair station certificate back at the last turnpoint unless he
finishes at 500 feet...



Bob "juuuuust kidding!" K.