Well Guys no more second guessing Daves intent. He wants more restrictions and to REDUCE the weight limits for all here is his reply to the email I posted above. Sad Sad Sad is all i can say. rather than helping to grow he wants to shrink. so just like i mentioned earlier it was all a bunch of hot air to placate his opponents. These are just plain facts you can read below totally opposite of what he said through his column til the race car analogy.

Joe

What that column was intended to do was to get people thinking about ways we MIGHT exercise some control over our sport. I think we all agree that the performance level of model airplanes is increasing, and, with that increase in performance, comes an increase in liability potential. Right now, there is a movement afoot which would increase the weight limits, in order to allow more fuel in the big turbine airplanes. I, personally, think this is the wrong thing to do, and I even suggest that, PERHAPS we should, in fact, go the other way, and REDUCE the weight limits. The main thrust of those wanting to increase the weight seems to be that if we do not increase the weight limit, it will be against the AMA charter which calls for AMA to "advance the art of" flying model airplanes. My comment regarding the Race Cars, was made to make people realize that adding more restrictions, doesn't reduce the advancement of the technology, but, rather, keeps the performance in check, and thus, the attendant liability. If INDY uised 1960's rules, and todays technology, the cars would be going 300+, and they would be killing a lot of people when an accident occurred. Did the additional rules restrictions inhibit technological advancement? Certainly not, and I do not buy the argument that additional restrictions on aeromodeling will, either. Much less, our failing to allow heavier models. Personally, I favor more restrictions, in order to reduce the risk of our being shut down by an incident, but that's just MY opinion. In reality, it's up to the Executive Council, and, ultimately, the members.

Dave Brown