QUOTE]Originally posted by jeide
Hi Bob. Are you Bob H. who spent a summer with us out in Colo? Myself and Rob Kelly have built some Killer Kaos's that weight under 5LBS with OS50's on them and they fly great . This would be a fun and cheap class of pattern to fly. The guy with the most skill would shine flying this plane . Jim [/QUOTE]

Hello Jim.
Yes, I am the Bob H. that hung out in Colorado that summer. It was a lot of fun too.

Your comment about "the most skill would shine" is the main reason for my original post. Has anybody really felt any better capturing a trophy with our current models as they did with a Kaos or such?

The others have good points about what could happen as people try to reach the pinnacle of the rules for any class. Simply put, money is spent. Some newcomers may not know any other way than to spend every dollar they can find to get to the top of the equipment list. But this system does not get you to the top unless you burn fuel.
I too, have caught myself wrapped up in tinkering with the latest Whiz-Bang gadgets only to realize I only burned half as much fuel that season. I would like to hear what Sam Turner and Dick Hansen would have to say about this. They seem to like the K.I.S.S. process.