Start Anywhere Cylinder (SSA rules proposal)

P7 replies:

Then the poll question needs to be rewritten with clarity and completeness
in
mind.


Here again is the complete text of question 16 from the poll:

16. “Start Anywhere� Cylinder

Present rules for start cylinders measure start time from your exit
point, but measure distance from the point on the cylinder’s perimeter
closest to your first turnpoint.

16.1 Would you prefer that both start time and distance be measured from
your cylinder exit point?

___ Yes ___ No

Mark, it is unclear to me exactly what you find unclear about the above
question.


The text of the current rule reads:
10.8.5.3 A start occurs each time a sailplane exits a Start Cylinder (either
through the side or the top); at least one fix must lie within the cylinder.

One would think that the definition of "exit" in the poll question is the same
as in the rules. The question could have said:
"16.1 Would you prefer that both start time and distance be measured from
your cylinder exit point on the perimeter of the start cylinder?"

Thanks for the clarification, I will now edit my poll. I suppose I could have
asked one of the rules committee members, but then my 2 or 3 fellow nitpickers
would still be in the dark.
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Mark Navarre
ASW-20 OD
California, USA
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