ORIGINAL: mjfrederick
ORIGINAL: nonstoprc
My remaining concern is with the weight increase proposals currently on the table, which is kind of arbitrary. I would bet that if a survey were conducted, the mean increase would be around 100-150 grams.
The problem with statistics is that 92.357% of them are made-up on the spot. Your assertion that the mean would be 100-150 grams might be true amoung those that want a specific increase. That means nothing given probably 45 - 50% (perhaps more) don't want a weight increase at all, and maybe 25 - 35% want the weight limit removed altogether. That being said, up to 85% of pattern pilots don't fall into the category of wanting a 100 - 150 gram increase in the weight allowance.
See how much fun it can be to make up statistics?
Well, what you described is one possibility statistics outcome. But I disagree the assertion that 92.37% is made up on the spot. More than likely one would provide a number based on his situation: what extra weight allowance will take to go to Nats. Of course, he could say 0 grams if his plane can meet the current weight limit requirement.
That kind of data is more convincing, in my opinion.
If you looked at the survey on weight increase proposal, a high percentage voted yes. But we do not know what is individual's target increase number. Seems a link is missing even for AMA to decide the actual increase number.