That was one of best new ideas that I have heard of in a long time. Golf
has it and it is one of that sports most valuable assets. It would be a
tuff jobb to prove that it cant be done in soaring as well. Go for it and
pardon my spelling.

At 00:32 26 September 2008, XYZ wrote:
What happens if we handicap pilots instead of aircraft.....
Have a handicap card for each pilot airplane combination.
If I can consistantly get 50% of the possible points earned by the days
winner,
I would get a series of normalization factors (2.00) that over time
would

reflect my performance
against the group. Give me 95% of my normalization history as my
handicap

and I'm in with a shot.
If I keep improving, my normalization go's down, If I keep getting
killed
,
it go's up.
If Im in a different airplane, I get a different card with different
historical "stuff".
If KS always wins, He always gets a 1.00 and no help. If a rapidly
improving guy
in good hardware beats him on handicap, KS gets a bit added and the kid
gets
a little removed.
It can be a dynamic number that reflects over time, airframe
improvements
as
well as piloting skill improvements.
It would also prop up aircraft as they age in the hands of people who fly

them a while.

Just a little free thinking to liven up the discussion.

On the other hand, Wouldn't it be cool for Cherokee Boy to be able to
win
if he flew his butt off in a contest some time..............
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Have a great day

Scott