Twenty seven hang glider pilots showed up 2008 Big Spring Internationals. Therefore for attendance under the proposed system it was worth 405 (15 points time 27 pilots) points. A number of quality pilots showed up. I calculate that they were worth an additional 316 NTSS points (I'd love to have that checked). So the total value of the meet (not taking into account the validity of the meet itself was 721 NTSS points out of 1000 possible.

The meet itself was fully valid as the winner had over 3600 scoring/GAP points, so the meet would be worth 721 NTSS points out of 1000 possible NTSS under the proposed system.

Under the existing system the meet was worth 462 NTSS points out of a possible 600 (660 for the winner). So under the existing system the Big Spring Internationals was worth to the pilots who attended 77% of what a fully valued meet would have been worth. Under the proposed system, the Big Spring Internationals would have been worth 72.1% of a fully valued meet.

What does this all mean? Got me.