Diablo wrote:

"Dick Hanson has it exactly right. Pattern could improve if the rules would allow the use of gas motors DH was able to build a sub 11 lb pattern plane with a 40cc gasser. If the rules allowed a slightly bigger wingspan and length, and raised or removed the weight limit,".....


Sure Pattern could change the rules to allow larger and heavier planes, they could also raise the sound rules and alter the schedules....but I would strongly question if that would be an improvment.

I am not aware of any rule that prohibits the use of gas engines in pattern per se.

Heck we could just throw out all the rules in pattern and in imac and have a fun fly.

Dan