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I've thought about turbines too....a lot. The newest generation of 12 pound thrust engines are pretty cheap and they don't have much spool up lag anymore. I read where a lot of them are going on ducted fan models. Maybe it is getting closer to being affordable on normal airframes.
Why not change the AMA pattern so we use turbines? Or do the guys at the FAI in France control what you all fly.