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Finish lines
Accidents have ocurred when a pilot performs a high speed, low level finish
along the centerline of the runway, or over the airport, then fails to control the aircraft properly and crashes. In some cases, these displays have influenced other pilots who do not have the experience or skills to perform a similar maneuver safely. To discourage unsafe finishes, would moving the finish line to the side of the runway so the finish occurs essentially on the downwind leg, so a pilot would then only need to make essentially a 180 degree turn onto final approach help? A contest site could have finish lines to accommodate tasks finishing from any direction - only one would be specified according to the wind direction of the day. In some cases, there may be reasons not to do this of course. Comments? -- Thomas Knauff Knauff & Grove Soaring Supplies www.eglider.org |
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