On Sunday, August 10, 2014 5:42:26 PM UTC-6, John Cochrane wrote:
PS:

It would be most helpful to have a suggestion of exactly what formula you would like put in place for a situation like this. Include pre-start landouts in the definition of "contestant?," as if they had landed out after starting?

John Cochrane

John,

I think the formula is correct for the devaluation (sorry can't find it in the rules right now) but every pilot the takes a tow should get counted if they turn in a flight log. I think this is where it used to be before it was changed to have the minimum distance. You have the potential for purposeful devaluation, but they can do that today by flying out a few miles as well. Then if 15 pilots try to fly and only a few get around the devaluation or zero for the day is automatic. Several days at Moriarty would have been devalued more and Nephi's last day as well for 15m/Std.

Tim