We have been using the requirement that the top thirty pilots in the meet have to take the second start gate for a while now. It was suggested that it be used at the upcoming Worlds.

Since it was on my proposed amendments to the rules for the Worlds (http://ozreport.com/2007worldslocalrulesammendments.php) I received email complaints about it from a couple of European team leaders who weren't in favor of it. Then a day was stopped/cancelled at the pre-Europeans. You'll find the relevant articles here: http://ozreport.com/11.122#1 and http://ozreport.com/11.125#2. That got everyone excited.

A full fledge "discussion" had been going on and finally there was an outcome from Flip Koetsier the CIVL President. If you are going to the Worlds you might be interested:

After Greifenburg, the discussions between you and Heather and having read the opinions of some people like Didier, Koos and Flavio I conclude the following:

- Our sporting code is clear that all pilots fly the same task and must have the same opportunities about how they fly it. Pilots should be able to make their own decisions and we will see who is the best pilot at decision making as well as flying.

- The mandatory start gates makes it impossible for a certain group of pilots to make their own decision about when to start. This makes the mandatory start gates an unfair system.

- In Greifenburg we have seen that the mandatory start gates has not been tested enough and that certain circumstances, that can risk the validity of tasks, have not been foreseen.

- The CIVL bureau can not support it as it is, as it is fundamentally unfair and will never stand up to protest.

- The mandatory start gates rule as part of the coming Hang Gliding Worlds in Big Spring has not been approved by the plenary meeting of the CIVL.

In my opinion reality has proven that the mandatory start gates system as it is now, is not ready to be used in our championships.

The CIVL bureau can not and will not allow you to use the mandatory start gates system in the Hang Gliding Worlds in Big Spring and I as jury president in Big Spring will not permit it.

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