Dave,

And "IF" you would read what I post you would see that I never said you said "damned if we do". I am saying that if we accept your conclusions, then that is the case. And again, I don't accept that. And I never said you made a proposal to reduce the weight. Please re-read what I wrote. You say that if we were to reduce the weight limit substantial numbers would leave the event. I agree. I also believe that is basically what we have done with the 5kg limit. Raise it and we just might see an increase in participation.

Is there a possibility that I could be wrong? Of course. And can you admit that there is a possibility you are wrong? I would hope so. Now my personal opinion is that the first possibility is small and the second is larger. That's my opinion based on flying in pattern for 34 years, through a lot of changes and at, and I apologize if this comes across as prideful, at a high level. And that is why I am pursuing this change. It is two-fold. To remove the obvious bias when you don't process all models at the same state of readiness. And to try to bend the cost curve on the constantly increasing costs of the event.