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2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/Modern Class contest
Registration is now open for the 2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/
Modern Class contest. Dates are 6-11-12 to 6-16-12, which includes a scheduled rest day for family activities or to make up a no contest day due to bad weather. Practice days are 6-9 and 6-10. http://www.ssa.org/members/contestre...8&display=info Mike |
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2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/Modern Class contest
On Nov 14, 6:08*pm, mike wrote:
Registration is now open for the 2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/ Modern Class contest. Dates are 6-11-12 to 6-16-12, which includes a scheduled rest day for family activities or to make up a no contest day due to bad weather. Practice days are 6-9 and 6-10. http://www.ssa.org/members/contestre...sdetail.asp?id... Mike This is the second year for this interesting format, and I'm glad to see it working out. Others thinking of similar events should know, though, that handicap ranges may overlap. It is ok by the rules to have a "club" class that is 0.90 and below, and a "modern" class that is 0.94 and above, and let pilots in between decide where they want to fly. It's also ok to limit the range that gets a handicap adjustment, i.e. club is 0.90 - 1.05, gliders below 1.05 are welcome but don't get a handicap boost. This may be better than turning people away or forcing them to a class they don't want to fly. The multiple handicapped classes are quite flexible, and people should feel free to think about what will work best. John Cochrane |
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2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/Modern Class contest
On Nov 15, 7:53*am, John Cochrane
wrote: On Nov 14, 6:08*pm, mike wrote: Registration is now open for the 2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/ Modern Class contest. Dates are 6-11-12 to 6-16-12, which includes a scheduled rest day for family activities or to make up a no contest day due to bad weather. Practice days are 6-9 and 6-10. http://www.ssa.org/members/contestre...sdetail.asp?id... Mike This is the second year for this interesting format, and I'm glad to see it working out. Others thinking of similar events should know, though, that handicap ranges may overlap. It is ok by the rules to have a "club" class that is 0.90 and below, and a "modern" class that is 0.94 and above, and let pilots in between decide where they want to fly. It's also ok to limit the range that gets a handicap adjustment, i.e. club is 0.90 - 1.05, gliders below 1.05 are welcome but don't get a handicap boost. This may be better than turning people away or forcing them to a class they don't want to fly. The multiple handicapped classes are quite flexible, and people should feel free to think about what will work best. John Cochrane Hi John, It is nice, at least in theory to Club Class enthusiasts, to have the Club Class as close as possible to the rule and spirit of the FAI Club Class, when considering handicap spreads. In general, from last years experience, I think using a 'two tier' handicap system is a GREAT format for any regional or super regional contest. Mike |
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2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/Modern Class contest
On Nov 15, 2:09*pm, Mike wrote:
On Nov 15, 7:53*am, John Cochrane wrote: On Nov 14, 6:08*pm, mike wrote: Registration is now open for the 2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/ Modern Class contest. Dates are 6-11-12 to 6-16-12, which includes a scheduled rest day for family activities or to make up a no contest day due to bad weather. Practice days are 6-9 and 6-10. http://www.ssa.org/members/contestre...sdetail.asp?id.... Mike This is the second year for this interesting format, and I'm glad to see it working out. Others thinking of similar events should know, though, that handicap ranges may overlap. It is ok by the rules to have a "club" class that is 0.90 and below, and a "modern" class that is 0.94 and above, and let pilots in between decide where they want to fly. It's also ok to limit the range that gets a handicap adjustment, i.e. club is 0.90 - 1.05, gliders below 1.05 are welcome but don't get a handicap boost. This may be better than turning people away or forcing them to a class they don't want to fly. The multiple handicapped classes are quite flexible, and people should feel free to think about what will work best. John Cochrane Hi John, It is nice, at least in theory to Club Class enthusiasts, to have the Club Class as close as possible to the rule and spirit of the FAI Club Class, when considering handicap spreads. In general, from last years experience, I think using a 'two tier' handicap system is a GREAT format for any regional or super regional contest. Mike someday when i get a club class glider i hope they are still running this format at Moriarty since it is a mere 14 hour drive from Wichita. I like the split handicap idea as well. in the old days there were many contests that had a low performance and high performance class. there also used to be an east and west nationals. ok that was back in the 30's and the "west" nationals were in Michigan. some ideas come full circle. i wouldn't have minded a split based on handicap at Llano for region 10. I got beat by a Ventus and a Lak-12 |
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2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/Modern Class contest
Hi John, It is nice, at least in theory to Club Class enthusiasts, to have the Club Class as close as possible to the rule and spirit of the FAI Club Class, when considering handicap spreads. In general, from last years experience, I think using a 'two tier' handicap system is a GREAT format for any regional or super regional contest. Mike Mike: That's great, and you should do whatever makes your pilots happy. In general, these things might work better with overlapping handicap ranges. What if a ventus 1 pilot doesn't want to fly with the standard cirruses in club class and would prefer to fly with his buddies in FAI class? Why force him to club class if his ambitions lie elsewhere? But that's not too important. The main point is that others may want to set up something with overlapping handicap ranges. I didn't want others to infer there is some rule that handicap ranges can't overlap. It turns out there are a surprising number of things that people think are in the rules that really aren't there! John Cochrane |
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2012 Moriarty Super Regional Club/Modern Class contest
On Nov 15, 6:24*pm, John Cochrane
wrote: Hi John, It is nice, at least in theory to Club Class enthusiasts, to have the Club Class as close as possible to the rule and spirit of the FAI Club Class, when considering handicap spreads. In general, from last years experience, I think using a 'two tier' handicap system is a GREAT format for any regional or super regional contest. Mike Mike: That's great, and you should do whatever makes your pilots happy. In general, these things might work better with overlapping handicap ranges. What if a ventus 1 pilot doesn't want to fly with the standard cirruses in club class and would prefer to fly with his buddies in FAI class? Why force him to club class if his ambitions lie elsewhere? But that's not too important. *The main point is that others may want to set up something with overlapping handicap ranges. I didn't want others to infer there is some rule that handicap ranges can't overlap. It turns out there are a surprising number of things that people think are in the rules that really aren't there! John Cochrane I think your overlapping idea and illustration is a very good one John. Mike |
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