On Nov 8, 6:47*am, wrote:
I applaud the Rules Committee for their work and all the thought they must be putting into this matter.

Like Ryszard I wonder out loud why we are creating a class that is "almost" like the FAI class. *I suppose it is very likely the National Champion will be a Ventus driver and then will have to borrow a "club class" glider to compete in the Worlds.

Lane
XF

Ryszard, I am glad they kept the weight correction, without it many
of would not fly in the Sports/Club class, especially in the west.
Here is an example; last weekend we were doing some flight testing
with three gliders, an ASG-29-15, ASW27 and my Ventus 2a. To get them
to equal wing-loading the ASG-29 flew dry, the ASW-27 added 29 pounds
of water and I had to add 211 pounds.

Lane, Almost no one from the US in Club Class flies their own glider
at the worlds. Club class gliders are much easier to rent than to
transport them from the US. Also, why are ASW-20's in club class but
not Ventus a and b and LS-6? No one has a good answer at this point.