Tony,

As I said above, if we are going to do this, then it definitely needs to be a takeoff weight, not getting rid of the weight rule entirely. 5.5KG takeoff is certainly reasonable and fair. I really dont think this will increase participation at the NATS as I believe that is more driven by economic issues as well as many other disciplines out there. I just dont want to see this lead to a 6KG weight or anything like that. Personally it wont affect what I fly at all, as my stuff is comfortably under 11lbs now.

Arch