But how is the pilot who flew below the sun supposed to know that his plane flew "though" the sun from the judges view point? (not disagreeing with anyone.....just pointing out another concern about this new rule.)

Also, what if a pilot flies close and tight that everything seems rushed? He might have good control of the airspace and not be flying "big" but the judges might ding him for rushing. We had this last year where a pilot flew well but quite fast and very tight. (futunately I grab a scribe but the other judge was having a tough time keeping up). As soon as he'd go wings level, he only drew a 20 - 30 ft line and pulled up into his next maneuver. As long as he showed us a discernable line we could not downgrade him. With this new rule a pilot could indeed be downgraded for flying to close, but the real question is how is a pilot supposed to know if he's too close, or too far? How does he know how to practice? If a pilot does fly tight, do I ding him one point or four points.......or six?