Michael,
My point is simply that jets are not the only ones being regulated in some form or manner.
Exactly and I agree fully that all of us see our particular branch of the hobby as being over regulated. Let us get out an have fun with our models. The fact is that the high perfomance end of the hobby attracts the same people that are attracted to fast cars....etc....oftentimes even when they are not high performance pilots. I believe that the AMA is trying to make a generic set of rules that will apply to everyone and it limits the individuals that have the necessary skill set, and experience level and does little to prevent the checkbook pilot from wrapping up an airplane.
If a person wants to rely on a speed limiter, then make it at their own discretion, not a mandate. Remember the number one rule...FLY THE PLANE.....+
JPO's thoughts EXACTLY!
I also have an extensive amount of time with the Jetcat speedlimiter, and the GPS installed in the same airframe. I have also (at the risk of being chastisied for doing speed runs) flown the same airframe through the JPO speed traps on several occasions. THe GPS gave the most inaccurate results when compared to the other two. THe speedlimiter and speed traps agreed most of the time within a few mph. On this particular airframe the pitot is on a short standoff from the side of the fuselage. Just out of curiousity how much variance do you think we really are seeing with the different installations of the same speedlimiter?