I just found this forum and the topic is riveting! I tend to agree with most everything that Gordan has said. My field is chartered by AMA so I follow ALL AMA rules. That doesn't mean I like them all, I just choose to obey them. My first F-14 Tomcat happens to be a turbine powered airplane that weighs 32 lbs and flies at 234 MPH according to to radar gun. I DO NOT fly it because I do not have a waiver. A friend (a d%*n good one) does since he has a waiver and 3 turbines of his own. And he live over 4 hours away! I am building a second F-14 that will be EDF powered so I can fly it, here. I don't agree with all of the AMA rules but I respect and follow them. I started in this hobby about 7 years ago and over that time I've come to believe that they've helped me a lot more than they've hurt me.

Good topic, worth the read and will follow it.