On 8/11/2013 10:36 PM, Andy wrote:

I agree with you Kevin, and I suspect most in the US at least do.

Not without seeing an analysis of the same day both under FAI and SSA rules.

Andy

The team landout strategy reduced the last day point difference between
Millenaar and Svoboda by 8 points. The final margin was 27 points, so
the strategy only improved the margin, it did not change the placings.

If all starters had finished, there would have been a tie for first
place. Landing out 2 guaranteed the win. But all the team captain knew
when he made the call was that the CZE team was significantly faster
than his pilot, roughly 10 km/hr, and the outcome on the scoresheet
would be very close. And he could buy his number 1 pilot 7-10 more
points by having his number 2 and 3 landout. They were way down the
score sheet without much to gain by finishing.

Under US rules, the two team mates' landouts would have had no bearing
on the outcome, since the devaluation threshold (60% completions) was
not crossed. And of course the ground crew would not be allowed to
advise the pilots how to deal with this either.

-Dave