The rules are the rules for sure, but they were developed by representatives of all the FAI registered countries, so it is not like just one guy said "it will be this way,period", so the rule stand and it is respected by all FAI competitors.

Why is it 2x2 and 5Kg? There has to be limits, if the weight rule changes to 5.5Kg for example, then the motors/engines will get bigger as there is never enogh power to many, and manufactureres are in a continued race with each other, so the airframes will change too,and so forth, but, at the end, everybody will have all airplanes at 5.5Kg, and again, the same people who has the weight issue, will have their planes at 6KG, and then again will want the weight limit to be rised, because the chinesse batteries are heavier, or this or that,etc.

So and increase in the weight limit will only result in a cost incresase of the sport, and those who can not make weight is because ussually can not or do not want to afford the right equipment, so it wil make the situation worse for those people again.

Like my friend Bryan H. says, "this is a professional category".

One thing is also true, most people who complaints about the weight rule, do not even fly FAI, some don't compete at ALL, so why making all this big deal about it?

So if you want to fly FAI, it is that way, period, if don't want to make the weight rule, there are other classes you can fly, AMA pattern is not bound to FAI, you should all try to get the weight limit off in Masters, that will be a start, but if you people have not been able to change AMA, what chances do you have with FAI??

Again you should probably tell your FAI representative,( who voted BTW for the 5Kg in the past for sure) to propose the weight change at the CIAM conference, this is the only way, and again, if you can not change AMA.........

Alejandro Pereira