I'd hate to see it end. Perhaps it all boils down to, it was his thing. Mrs. Bennett may not share his passion for flight. I'm sure that the tournament cost a fortune to produce, and it operated at a loss. Anyone who enjoyed the T.O.C. live (I'm jealous by the way) or on tape, should have been thankful for the experience. All good things must end, and if the T.O.C. must end now, then I'm truly sorry. I would hope that some other person with the money and desire would pick it up. So, does anybody want to go down in model avaition history. Mr. Bennett gave modelers the forum to show just what was possible with a model plane. He helped force manufacturers to be at their best. He truly changed everything in the industry. Who tought you to hover? I got my first lesson from Frank Knoll Jr. More tips followed from Chip Hyde, Jason Schulman, Cristophe, and Quique. They would not have influenced me without the T.O.C. and Mr. Bennett. I fear what will happen to the Giant Scale Aerobatics market without that forum to spark the interest of a pilot. Can these companies afford to not have a T.O.C.??? How many times has a 1/4 scale type of pilot gotten fired up after watching the T.O.C. and bought a bigger plane because of it. Where would AeroWorks and Carden be without that exposure? How about Cactus, 3W, and DA? If nobody picks this up, then what? I hope they start to allow freestyle at the Pattern Masters...