I think that Advanced is probably closer to Masters than Intermediate as far as difficulty level goes. I don't think however that Advanced should be made easier per se, though I think effort would be better spent making Intermediate more difficult like others have suggested in the other thread. I don't see anything wrong with the challenges of the Advanced schedule in that they give you the opportunity to improve your craft before competing against the 'big guns' in Masters. But that's my opinion. For the record I'm flying Advanced this year.