2010 Proposed US Sports Class Handicaps

On Jan 3, 8:25*pm, Brian wrote:
On Jan 3, 5:12*pm, Andy wrote:

On Jan 3, 12:17*pm, Deltasierra wrote:

The proposed Sports Class Handicaps are now available for viewing on
the SSA Website: *http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=6242029070.
Please submit comments prior to February 1, directed to me at
(please include a telephone #).

David Stevenson

Can someone please explain how the sailplane specific handicap weight
is derived?

thanks

Andy

Simple answer, take the published empty weight and add 280 lbs. (250
for pilot and 30 for instruments) There may be some other factors
depending on the sailplane.

Brian

250lb pilot?! I knew we've been gaining weight on average but isn't
that
excessive (and even with a 15lb parachute). Anyway, the HpH 304C
seems
underweight also. That would point to an empty weight of 508. The
one I've
flown was 586 at last weighing, so even assuming 30lbs of instruments
that's
almost 50lbs heavier. For the ASW-19 (which I fly now) that formula
points to
an empty uninstrumented weight of 550lbs, and my particular plane is
581lbs
empty, so that works out fine.

-- Matt