i would remove the turbine ban from the safety code.
i would add a line to the code limiting speed of any model aircraft to X mph, yall argue amoungst yerselves for the value of X.
that no plasma bag type fuel tank from the turbine rules now, would be added to the affects em all rules. (containment of fuel, whatever kind, is the most important step in preventing crash fires)
and yall can argue over wheather or not to require moveable rudders on all r/c aircraft.
then let nature take it's course.
allow the ec or safety comitte to issue an event waiver for events that involve more than X mph, racing, absolute speed record attempts, things of that nature, that is good for the duration of the event sanction.



then no one would be purposefully breaking rules that were ill thought out to begin with and spottily enforced, if at all. at least those that have to do with actually flying, and not just an administrative rule.

and for your information, jim, i have flown r/c since 63, about 20 more years than yerself, so i just imagine that i have seen a bit more than you. there were also a few years of ff and control line before that, as well.
and get yer reading glasses out, i said all but one of the 4 gas fires i saw, in the last 3 years, were batery ignited, the other was a backfire into a gas loaded cowel on start attempt.
and while you may not know this, gasoline has a much lower threshold of ignition than jet a, so it is MUCH easier to ignite.