ORIGINAL: J Lachowski
What we will get with eliminating the weight rule is noisy IMAC type planes because people know that CD's have not been enforcing the noise rule at local contests. This will force CD's into doing sound tests to prevent things from getting out of hand.
Maybe we outta get rid of the noise rule why we are at it
Next will be the size limit. Heck let anything go. I bet pattern will not grow much because it just ain't got that wow factor. Guess what, as you can guess I am still a pattern purist. I've followed the rules since the late 80's, why can't everyone else. Eliminating the weight rule is just another example of the indoctrination that kids get today in competition that everyone is a winner. Yeah right. Ain't the 4 ozs extra that was added enough?
Did you also contend that the speed limit should not be raised from 55mph? Cars would get faster and less economical because they need bigger engines to go faster. Since you can go faster, it takes less time to travel by car and is still cheaper than flying so then the airline industry goes out of business because everyone is driving and fuel companies stop producing Jet A and now the whole world is in anarchy!!
What stops "IMACtype planes" from entering contests with their noisy engines now? Oh wait, that's the 2M rule. What stops people from having noisy engines now regardless of weight or size? Oh, that's the noise rule. Do you REALLY think someone is going to come to a contest with the weight rule removed with a loud engine because they can? Ican't imagine someone doing that. Their fellow competitors would be all over them and its just a little far-reaching. Is it possible to get my question answered without speculating? As a refresher, my question is why do we have the weight rule now and why was it implemented? What purpose, in today's competition, does the weight limit serve? Is it a safety concern?