On Friday, May 24, 2013 10:21:58 AM UTC-4, wrote:

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But... I can naturally see a harried CD not thinking about this ahead of time. It's a subtle point. Did you or any of the pilots notice this might be a problem ahead of time and suggest a lower finish altitude to the CD for that day only? The rules give a lot of flexibility for a reason, but you can't expect rules to foresee every possibility, especially if wise CDs, task advisers, and pilots in place aren't seeing that possibility! Really, I don't think you get to complain unless pilots and task advisers saw the problem, explained this issue to the CD ahead of time, and the CD refused the request.

Otherwise, let's all file in the lesson learned category. 500' finish for backside ridge days. Check.

John Cochrane

With all due respect, putting this on the pilots is crap. We'd flown 5 hard, long days at this point, were all tired, and had no idea of what kind of lift we'd get from the back of Jack's. Further, some of us are relatively new to the contest scene and aren't "rule wonks", while all of us were new to the "guidance" being discussed. The "guidance" is too conservative and needs to be changed, period.

-John, Q3