Weight rules discussion (list revisions)

[BUDDYonRC at aol.com]

In order to update and include items for consideration listed in my  previous 
post please add the following comments, questions, proposals and  opinions to 
my list.
 
44. Revise the weight rules to allow a higher weight limit in the sportsman  
and intermediate classes.
45. Change the wording in the rule to allow for marginal overweight to be  
legal at all contests except the Nationals where the letter of the current rules 
 would be enforced.
46. Increasing the weight of a pattern design will result in an advantage  
because heavier airplanes fly better in the wind.
47. Change the rules to provide a minimum weight limit and add a limit on  
power with a handicap penalty for exceeding the power limit.
48. Current FAI patterns dictate that heavier wing loading is  required to 
achieve optimum performance.
49. Why should a twelve and a half pound airplane be illegal in  pattern?
50. Pattern design requirements are an ever changing target driven by  
revisions to the complexity of the patterns that we fly. When new maneuver  patterns 
are adopted optimum design requirements will change accordingly.
. Power loading and wing loading is an integral part if optimum  design.
52. If and when FAI weight rules are changed will AMA rules be changed  
accordingly?
53. Considering current designs Is it true that current wing loading  
utilizing optimum design is 1.10 pounds per 100 square inches of wing area and  if so 
is it not also true that a twelve pound optimum design would  have 1090 
square inches of wing area. 
 
I will continue to add items to this list as they are brought forward  in an 
effort to enable those interested to achieve a true prospective  concerning 
the subject at hand.
Buddy      
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