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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gentlemen,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems that the issue started (and someone please
correct me if I'm wrong) regarding weighing electrics with or without their
'fuel'. The discussion progressed to what constituted the 'fuel' and I
guess it ended up with the electrons only as being 'it'. Consequently--and
it seemed a bit arbitrary--someone 'ruled' that the batteries for our purposes
were part of the airframe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know very little about electricity--but I DO know
it takes the chemical mixture IN them to 'fuel' the 'engine'. It
would seem logical to weigh electrics without their chemical mixture 'fuel' the
same way we weigh others without their chemical mixture 'fuel'. No big Rules
Change--just a logical DECISION on a QUESTION.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>