Not sure this will do anything to improve the sport. Drive the cost up, definitely. Careful thought on weight allowance might help. Nah....I doubt it. It has been proven time and again over the past 35 years of my involvement with the sport that the lower tier guys always will gravitate towards what the top guys are doing regardless of cost. The guys that can't tolerate the cost or believe that they can't compete, drop out.

I think we die hard pattern folk who have been at it for decades, wish there is some magic pill, some magic formula that will help. I don't think that exists. E-power has been the most recent attempt. Did it improve overall participation? I don't believe so. Has it really improved overall flying quality or skill? Nope!

I agree with the part that we are driving nails in the casket. I am not convinced that the weight rule is the part of the legislation that is doing that. To the casual observer, the sport is simply too dull; I suspect that's the biggest issue. Getting rid of the dull factor is not trivial.