The lunch break gives morning judges and callers time to go to their flying site and set up their equipment and maybe, grab a burger on the way. It could have been adjusted as conditions allowed, but I think having a set time avoids confusion. There was at least one day (Monday?) when FAI had a considerable delay because of fog. OTOH, the ice cream break was a bit much. I was there and didn't realize that's what it was. I thought the judges were just getting their normal break.
Verne
ORIGINAL: rcpattern
I'm not even sure why we have a lunch break. The judges are changing at lunch, so the morning ones can eat afterwards, and the afternoon ones can eat before sitting down. The pilots certainly have plenty of time to eat which sitting around for over an hour between flights...