Casey, Casey, Casey,

Does the word 'denial' mean anything to you? I make
it 5 accidents in the Neanderthal gate, but they were
all caused by 'poor judgement' and or 'poor pilotage',
right?

Tell me something, how does this near mid-air at the
Seniors, differ from the ASK-21 that pulled up into
the Cub at Turf, resulting in the tragic loss of 4
people? They were both flying in each others blind
spot. One pulled up (starting a loop) and hit the Piper
Cub on down-wind. Doesn't count, right? Didn't happen
in a contest.

I'll say it again, there is a better way. Why don't
we drop, once and for all, this Neanderthal Gate and
go with the proven finish cylinder to score all our
races?

JJ Sinclair (Wuss)

Re the specific incident you report.....once again
it was poor judgement and
pilotage on the overtaking pilots part. If the pilot
that was being
overtaken called in at 4 miles prior to the other then
it is the following
gliders responsiblity to locate him and if he does
not see him then it is
his responsibility to report that. This is no different
than what occurs at
nearly every controlled airport in the nation hourly.
A gate at least
allows meaningful position fixes vs. the cylinder finish.

Casey Lenox
KC
Phoenix