ORIGINAL: Silent-AV8R
And still no explanation why all planes are not weighed ready to fly. I am more about that inconsistency than I am about the actual number. The only reason I see that you may need to increase the max weight is if RTF weight became the method for weighing. Otherwise a lot of IC powered planes that make weight now woud not make it with fuel.
There might be an interesting little wrinkle with this at the Nats this year as ED Archie Stafford has indicated models will be weighed immediately
after flights.
Will pilots of glow (or gas) models be permitted to de-fuel before weighing?