Thoughtful responses from Eric and Jamie both. It was good meeting you at Cave Spring, hope "HOTlanta" went well.

Eric--You mentioned you have, (hopefully STILL have) a Daddy Rabbit. While all this is "hashed out" in the months to come, could you fly that plane in Knoxville?

One comment I remember from my talks with SPA leadership,---I think there are certain sites, (ie Knoxville), where noise problems have put the field in jeopardy in the past, and noise restriction are now in place. Next season, might it be possible to fly one or two "pre-turnaround class" TEST EVENTS of later planes at locations without noise restrictions as a TRIAL, both to judge interest and turnout for this type of flying, and to see how the different classes mix? A new set of rules criteria could be put in place for these trial events.

One other question for more experience SPA members. If a flyer currently has an otherwise SPA-legal plane, but the plane has retracts, would he be allowed to compete with retracts locked down?