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Start Anywhere Cylinder (SSA rules proposal)
16.0 “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? Consider the negative implications of starting out the top of the back of the cylinder and then bumping the pre-start gaggles for more speed. This would mix racing traffic with non racing traffic, and high speed straight line traffic with thermalling traffic. Yes, I know this happens already while on course, but it's not safe there either. Why propose a rule just because the scoring program can score it? The same logic was partly behind the 1 mile turn cylinder (read between the lines of the poll). Starting anywhere sure adds some new variables to "start gate roulette". So you say we will all figure out the new optimum place to start, go there, and the point is moot? NOT. There has been an optimum place to start for years with the current rules, but I observe 20% of pilots have not caught on. That won't change with a new rule. Why so many rules proposals, anyway? The rules were not that broken until a committee broke them, while squawking "safety" among other things, and now there are increasing efforts to protect us from ourselves. I propose a new rule: 3 year rules stability. Allow discussions, polls, and regional testing, but National level changes only on a three year cycle. - Mark Navarre ASW-20 OD California, USA - |
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