I normally stay quiet during these discussions but this one is interesting. If I say the sky is blue, an argument will start over what shade it is.

During the 20+ years I served on the AMA R/C Aerobatics Contest Board, I learned that:

Very, very, very, very, very few people ever take the time to submit a rule proposal.
Very, very few ever read the proposals during the review and voting period and only a small percentage of those ever offer a comment.
Nearly everybody complains about the rules when they are published.

I feel for Arch! I've been there too!

Tom Miller