On Feb 17, 5:33*pm, "noel.wade" wrote:
John -

I just saw this:http://soaringcafe.com/2011/01/us-co...ring-analysis/

If you've had a chance to see the presentation, can you explain
whether it jives with the rules changes you've written about? *Do you
and Frank share the same opinion about their effects, or do you have a
different perspective?

Thanks,

--Noel

On Feb 14, 9:29*pm, John Cochrane
wrote:



I wrote a "contest corner" for April Soaring Magazine explaining some
of the contest rules changes for 2011. You can see it now on my
webpage,

http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/john...Papers/rules_1...

I hope this clarifies some of the things that we're trying to do this
year, and raises awareness of some of the changes. There ARE some
things you need to know!- Hide quoted text -

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One example in Frank's presentation was based upon an incorrect
interpretation of the rules. Frank did not understand that
when the winners time is below the minimum of 2 hr for Regionals and 3
hr for Nationals, that the maximum daily points are proportionately
reduced. His analysis seemed to conclude that it really pays to kill
time to finish above those minimum times.
In reality, it is unlikely to be worth trying. Just finish the flight
as fast as possible and depress the other guy's scores.
A better use of time would be to work on flying faster and worry less
about what the rules or scoring program do.
UH