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http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/plenary/2009

Dennis Pagen writes in the agenda for the hang gliding committee at the Plenary:

16. S7A, 5.5.4 Pilots Who Do Not Fly

Replace existing wording with:

5. 5.4.1 DNF A pilot who is present at the launch site for the task but decides not to fly shall score zero and shall be indicated as DNF on the score sheet.

5. 5.4.2 DSQ A pilot who is disqualified is to score zero and be indicated as DSQ on the score sheet for that task and all subsequent tasks.

5. 5.4.3 ABS A pilot who withdraws due to illness or accident shall be marked as ABS (absent) for all subsequent tasks and no longer be counted in the group or class for the purposes of scoring for each task that he or she remains unfit to fly. A pilot who withdraws due to an equipment problem may also be marked as ABS subject to approval by the Safety Director; any such pilot is to continue to be shown as ABS for subsequent tasks until the Safety Director has approved repaired or replacement equipment.

What if a pilot doesn't show up to the "launch site" on a given day, but hasn't withdrawn? Do they score a DNF or an ABS for that day?

What is a "launch site?" Is it the whole tow field at a tow meet? Is it the launch line, or staging area at Big Spring?

Who and how is it determined that you are present?

Our local rules at the Forbes Flatlands:

DNF and ABS. These terms shall be applied in scoring as follows:

The scorekeeper gives an automatic NYP (Not Yet processed) to anyone who doesn't turn in a GPS tracklog.

The scorekeeper contacts all those pilots who have NYP's. If a pilot states (whether it is the case or not) that they attended the task briefing at the air field but did not launch, they get a DNF. If the pilot states that they did not launch for safety reasons (whether it is the case or not) they are given bomb out points (as per the HGFA Competition Manual 6.7), otherwise they are given zero points.

If the pilot did not launch but doesn't state that they attended the task briefing (or states that they didn't, whether it is the case or not) they are scored ABS. They get a zero for the day.