Maybe I just don't understand the whole topic here, what exactly is the point of this 17 page discussion when it doesn't seem that anything is going to change. From what I know and have seen with pattern, it seems like guys struggle to make weight limits all the time, why not just change the limit to say, something just slightly heavier. I would think that would make it easier for the average guy or kid to get involved without being discouraged by the headaches of weight limitations. Those of you with lighter planes will have an advantage anyway right? Seems to me the only way to get involved in the sport and be able to compete in the upper classes and be taken serious is if you can hand out large sums of money in order to get a plane that will be light enough to meet the weight, and you still get picked apart at times. There are so many talented pilots out there that dont have the money, as well as super talented kids that have parents who just can't afford it either. It doesn't make sense to me that you can buy a IMAC plane twice the size of a pattern ship, ready to fly, that is capable of winning the top class at the IMAC nationals for less money than a pattern plane.