OMG... Bill... you and I agree on this weight thing!!!
:O
it seems like meeting 11 pounds with a 2 meter plane typically requires a lot of money.....
if part of the goal of Precisiion Aerobatics is to get more people involved..... the weight limitation is counterproductive to that...
besides... weight is bad under most conditions.... if someone wants to make their plane heavier...well.. so much the better for everyone else right....
besides... I have a 2 meter funtana 140 with Hacker C50 and 10S x 5000 LiPo's at 11.65 pounds... hard for me to imagine a plane built conventionally
this size weighing any less...
and it really flies fluffy and creamy....
if my weight was legal... I would do pattern!!!
yeah.. I would....
ORIGINAL: Silent-AV8R
All of this goes away if the whole absurd idea of some arbitrary weight requirement being a part of the rules is eliminated.
Again, the size of the plane is defined. The noise limit is defined. Those two factors alone will do what is needed to keep the dreaded 50cc or 2 by 2 by 2 meter plane from appearing. The whole concept of a maximum weight makes no sense at all to me.
Sure, there are endless arguments that can be made once you decide it matters, but if you do not use that as your starting point it is very hard to understand.
Perhaps tune up the measurements a bit more, like max fuse height & width if need be and be done with the whole weight issue. Heresy I know, so burn me at the stake!!