Joe, good points. The idea of another class has been discussed quite a bit. it really boils down to the intent. In D7 for example, we frequently have contests where half or more of the field are Masters. One possible solution which we have tried, is to create another Masters class, Expert, since there is a big variance in skill level between the bottom and the top of the class, but the main benefit is facilitating judging. Even if the Expert class just uses the current Masters sequence, the benefit to judging is huge.

Another solution, and it's the reason I asked in the survey, is to get more Masters guys to fly FAI. The reason more Masters don't fly FAI (based on many many discussions) is the level of difficulty of the F sequence. The P sequence is not much harder than Masters, but with F's rolling circles and knife to knife snaps, it keeps the field sparse.

Dale