ORIGINAL: Ryan Smith
Also, to play devil's advocate, and my apologies if I've glossed this one over, but what if someone builds an airplane to conform to the new AMA rules, assuming that a weight increase is permitted to include Masters. This pilot decides to move to FAI, where they presumably will retain the 5kg weight limit. This pilot would be screwed, wouldn't he?
No more screwed than someone who has been flying in regional contests, where the weight rules are completely ignored, is should he decide to go to the NATS where they are enforced. Is it possible that there is something wrong with rules that are not enforced consistently?