It may be too late but in the NSRCA survey, there is no option for surveyer to express the extra grams each would like to increase. The current two proposals of 5200 and 5500 grams (total) are from the originators of the proposals. This is my current understanding. maybe I am wrong.

I would hope that the NSRCA/AMA can poll pattern pilots on their preferred gram increase numbers, and analyze it, before considering a reasonable weight limit increase.

Considering the other issue discussed above, maybe NSRCA could ask for an extension? Let us collect the right data first.