>ski flying where competitions are basically lotteries in who gets a favorable gust That has always bothered me that there are some calculations/arbitrary numb

>ski flying where competitions are basically lotteries in who gets a favorable gust That has always bothered me that there are some calculations/arbitrary numbers based on the wind... to a point the length of the ramp gets adjusted. I recall when the V shape was introduced, initially it was shunned by the judges for bad style (negative points), regardless it was obviously aerodynamically better. However, swimming would also be affected as the water temperature won't be constant either.