Philip wrote
When the rules make it sensible to take a start and land back so the
day is devalued, reducing the points difference you risk in the contest,
rather than attempting the task, there's something wrong.

Come on guys, has anyone actually read the rules? If one takes a start and then
lands back, he is not a contestant. One must get a scored distance to be a
contestant. This can be done by landing at any distance from home or by flying
at least half the minimum distance (30 s/m in a nationals) and then claiming a
*constructive landout*, before returning to the contest sight. Thus making 1
vote to make it a *no-contest-day*. At least 25% of the *contestants* (those
who have scored distance points) must fly the minimum distance (60 s/m) for the
day to be an official contest day.

If we were to adopt a *winner-take-all* system it would favor the taking of
unreasonable chances. Bad idea! Our rules are very good just as they are,
although I don't think we should have a book that is almost as large as the
rules themselves, just to explain what's in there.
:)
JJ Sinclair