On Wednesday, July 16, 2014 12:10:24 PM UTC-7, John Cochrane wrote:
Standard could pool both with club and 15 meter. Modern standard will be part of club. The only real issue is whether standard gets a handicap in 15 meter, and along with that whether older 15 get one too. Maybe a lower limit for handicapping as was done in standard. Then you can fly your d2 in sports, club, or 15!

John cochrane

That eventuality would be great for both older 15m and older Standard as well as Club - and makes competitive flying more affordable for more people in more classes. See my post on handicapping for Std and 15m. For limited range handicapping wind/thermal handicapping could work very well.

For the price of a new 18m glider, competitors perhaps deserve the purity of no handicaps! Handicaps would kill Open class development like Concordia.

Second generation improvements in the handicap scheme (class by class) would be a major enabler for contest affordability, though it doesnt address the time issue (core to the replacement pilot issue)

2T