1997 SRA Pilot Opinion Poll Results

 

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Percentage of those planning to fly in an SSA sanctioned contest in the next three years who will have a GPS flight recorder:

Standard .... 78%
15 Meter .... 66%
Open ......... 88%
Sports ........ 47%

Percentage of those planning to fly in an SSA sanctioned contest next year who will have an ELT:

All Classes ........ 35%

Insurance company/broker:

Costello/SSA .. 53%
Avemco .......... 13%
PIK West ....... 11%
USAIG ........... 4%
National .......... 4%

Minimum task duration preference (Presently 3 hours for Nationals, 2 hours for regionals):

Shorter .......... 3%
No change .... 80%
Longer .......... 17%

Regional length preference:

5 days ...... 36%
6 days ..... 36%
7 days ..... 28%

Pilot handicap in Sports Class:

Yes ...... 27%
No ....... 73%

Pilot handicap in Sports Class: (Sports participants only)

Yes ...... 27%
No ....... 73%

Consider adopting international competition scoring system:

Yes ...... 89%
No ....... 11%