I was under the impression that 25-28% was what was being refered to as small, not 33%. Thats fine but I like my 33%and plan on getting a 35% hopefully. If I loose to a 40% in basic, sportsman, or intermediate I wont be blaming it on the fact that I need a 40%. It may help to have a 40 but not required. To me all that you have to do is look at a unlimited pilot that does fairly well and watch when they test fly someone elses 80" plane, they can do better with that than I can with my 33%ers, that should be the proof that skill is more important than size. As far as weight restrictions, that may drive the quality of the planes up for what size they are but cost would probably have to increase with better materials to build the planes. I agree with most of what PAF said, the biggest thing for me would be to make it more intertaining to those that arent hardcore into it. Maybe take the knowns for the year and make them monthly or every other month, something besides the same old one all year but then take away the pressure of the unkown in all but the top two levels, add freestyle to each class, not an overall freestyle. With the rc cars, its easier and more relaxed, thats why more people do it, not cost. IM just putting my thoughts out there for those that might be able to do anything about it. To come up with a way to make imac more fun for the masses would be the way to go I would think, not size restrictions. Many forms of recreation competition you can just go do. Rc cars, just go do it. Rc boats, just do it. Quad racing, just do it. You may not win by being able to just do it but you can get hooked. Imac on the other hand requires quite a bit of practice flying the sequence, reading up on rules, heck its darn near like learning a new language reading aresti. Just lots of work has to go into it if you are even thinking about competing. Like anything though once your into it and get decent then it gets fun so Im not saying imac isnt fun, just not a whole lot of it untill you have done it quite a bit, skills increased, knowledge of the way things work increases and meet new friends.