For changes that substantially alter the scoring, the flight must be deleted and re-entered using the Calculator/Submit facility. BUT - be aware that the normal 10% penalty will apply if you resubmit the flight more than 14 days after it took place!

Some clubs insist locally that loggers or cameras are used before a claim may be made - this makes the job of the Club Ladder Steward less contentious. It is not a mandatory requirement as far as the National Ladder is concerned (but see the notes below) and most clubs operate the ladder by accepting the pilot's word for declarations and speeds. This is intended to encourage as many pilots to take part as possible. The local club ladder steward will usually be able to spot any irregular claims and challenge the suspect pilot accordingly.

Note, however, that a BGA prize will not be awarded to a pilot for flights lacking the appropriate evidence. The moral is, if you have a logger, use it for every flight and save the files. Note that photographic evidence is no longer acceptable in support of BGA Trophy claims.

The Ladder site has a facility that permits pilots to upload logger files for their flights. These files will be visible to, and may be downloaded by, all site visitors who view the flight details pop-up page. 

Note 1: Logger file uploads are mandatory for Height claims.
Note 2: Cross-country claims without logger files will be scored using distance points only until the logger file is posted. Once a logger file has been uploaded, speed points will be included in the  total score.

Glider handicaps are based on the flights made on an average British soaring day, which everyone knows is pretty mediocre. However, the ladder is almost always won with flights made on the strongest days, when the handicaps ought to be compressed for them to remain fair. In other words, the handicap for an ASH 25, for example, should be several points less on a strong day than it is on a standard day. However, if 'strong day' handicaps were used throughout the season, including on the weaker days, this would give an overwhelming advantage to high-handicap gliders, so the 'average day' handicaps have been retained to give as many glider types a chance as possible. 

During the 2000/2001 season, a new set of handicaps were introduced by the Competitions Committee and the cross-country scoring formula modified to improve slightly the scores of higher-handicapped gliders on the stronger days.

Your club Ladder Steward is able to specify whether or not a Local Ladder conforms National Ladder rules. If it does, then your main Ladder scores will automatically appear in the associated Local Ladder. 

Unlike rated competitions in which penalties may be applied during the period of the competition, the Ladder must be able to accept all valid flights held throughout the year. Currently, any cross-country flight that penetrates restricted airspace is accepted PROVIDED that prior clearance had been sought and granted. The problem for club ladder stewards is in confirming that such clearance had been received and therefore it is difficult to devise a mechanism for penalising claims that include unapproved airspace penetration.  

The Distance Ladder was introduced to encourage pilots to supply ladder claims even when their claimed flights may not score highly enough to beat their current best four. There is no limit to the number of flights that may be submitted for the Distance Ladder, so encouraging competition right to the end of the Ladder season.