The closest point of the ridge to the edge of the finish cylinder is 1.6 SM and the 700' agl finish is 1520. *You'd probably prefer to cut the corner if energy allows, but that makes the distance more like 3 miles. *Twice I was hanging on my flaps at 42 kts at what I guessed to be the edge of the cylinder (when the gps says 1.0 mile, you've generally finished several seconds earlier). *Eyes on the panel, about 1530 feet, right in the GA traffic pattern (amazing how many GA pilots don't read Notams and show up at closed airports!). *This is safer than an eyes out finish at lower altitude? *I don't think so. *I fly a '20. *What's a Libelle pilot supposed to do in that situation? *We never found out because none of the low performance guys had to try to make this work.

What a bunch of puzzling, unsafe crap. No wonder most pilots have zero
interest in contest flying, me included.