ya know, we use the honor system for everything else. 55#weight limit, weight limit in pattern and scale competition.
when is the last time ya saw anyone with a big airplane at a fun fly, or just a day at the field asked to verify that his bird was under 55?
same for patern competitions, no one is asked to prove thatheir bird is iin spec as to weight. same goes for heli competitions.
i fly F1B, wakefield rubber, and have never been asked to verify that the motor rubber i use is not over allowed weight. and i have never even considered the possibility that someone elses motor might be over weight.
if i was a waivered turbine pilot, it would be quite a bit insulted by all these statements that imply that turbine pilots are not to be trusted, and are less able to use the honor system than other classes of pilots.