That was a great video. Good that a wide variety of folks are thinking about this.

Possible Hard deck rule:

How about if at any time in the flight, you are drop below 750 feet, it is scored as a landout then and there.

Would have to be adjusted for ridge flight. Maybe if there is not a reasonable downhill glide to being above 750 feet agl. Not sure if flying over tiger country without a landing option should fit into this.



Leaching seems more interesting. How about if you enter a thermal that is already centered with fiberglass, you just got a free 20 seconds and you should have to pay for it in the scoring. Maybe scale it to how long it takes to find thermal cores that day.

If two are working together to follow an energy line, then each can see the other. If one is behind so the leader can't see, then maybe a few percent cost to the follower.

It will be interesting to see how some rule adjustments to to make things safer will cause new strategies which make new safety issues.