Does the FAI think its April 1st?

On Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 12:00:05 PM UTC-4, Paul T wrote:
At 11:57 03 October 2017, Muttley wrote:
On Monday, October 2, 2017 at 7:30:07 PM UTC+1, Paul T wrote:
http://www.fai.org/igc-our-sport/handicaps

So many misplaced handicaps its a joke. Whoever came up with
this
list was clearly smoking some illegal substance at the time.

May be you should read this first

http://static.skysight.io/hc.pdf

Document on how they arrived at the changed Handicaps


Read it - 'commonsense gone out of the window' - some of the
anomalies on the list are ludicrous. SZD55 and Crystal less handicap
than an LS4, when they are at least equal to the Discus (some would
say marginally better)? 304 less than Mosqiuto. Mosqiuto higher
handicapped than Mini Nimbus - it's the same wing LS7 handicap
way less than ASW24 etc, ASW19 same as a Cirrus, LSIF higher
than ASW19 and Cirrus etc.etc.

Notice lack of US built gliders that would be in the 'performance
range' for club class not included.

SZD55, Crystal and to lesser extent LS7 seem big winners in this.

Sorry but whoever came up with this handicap list is 'off their
trolley', and that seems the consensus of most experienced pilots so
far.

Perhaps M. Rohde-Brandenburger owns an ASW-19? Holy c r a p.

I'm busy filling out US rules poll. Among the questions (paraphrasing): "Should we harmonize US rules with FAI?" My answer (also paraphrasing): yes, but not until the FAI adopts less stupid rules.

This, unfortunately, is a step in the wrong direction!

Evan Ludeman / T8