Appowner, if memory serves me correctly a few years ago the Topgun scale contest either created a specific class for ARF models or simply started allowing them to compete in sport scale. This was done in an effort to bring new people into the sport. Over in the AMA forum you guys sit in front of a computer all day long griping about the direction the hobby is going, how the hobby is loosing members, there are no young people in our hobby anymore etc.......Then when something is done in an effort to bring people in the hobby such as this or free AMA membership to those under 19, discounted club memberships to youth and discounted club memberships to family members you complain about that as well. If all this is so important to you why not get off you computer chair and try to make a difference! Talk is cheap buddy.