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<P>If we remove the weight limit, nothing dramatic happens in the short
term.</P>
<P>The few pilots with ll lb and a few ounces birds will be relieved, and
that's</P>
<P>nice. Overall, there is little impact.</P>
<P>Over the longer term, our models will get larger. There is room in a 2
meter</P>
<P>box to stick in a lot more airplane than we currently have. And our
designers</P>
<P>will do that, since bigger is better.</P>
<P>Fuselages will get taller and thicker. Wing area will grow to carry the
extra,</P>
<P>to about how much more? 1,400, 1,600 squares? Since we don’t </P>
<P>have engine rules, getting larger engines is just a matter of letting the
</P>
<P>manufacturers catch up. Props and landing gear gets bigger. So do exhaust</P>
<P>systems, batteries, servos, etc. We probably get more scale appearance. </P>
<P>Every time we let models get bigger, they fly better, present to judges </P>
<P>better, and judges seem to score them better. So most of us will feel it’s
</P>
<P>necessary to go larger to stay competitive.</P>
<P>Larger in general, means more money and time to buy, build, maintain, </P>
<P>and transport. Does the existing active pattern community want
that? </P>
<P>Is it good for recruiting and pattern participation in the future?</P>
<P>Ron Lockhart</P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>