Weight limit discussion

[Bill Glaze]

I am still failing to see how widening the pool of available designs, 
the use of which are optional, is going to add to the expense, when 
these airplanes are of less expense.  Nobody of any knowledge is going 
to opt for a heavier airplane if they can afford to buy a lighter 
airplane, true.  If availability of the better airplane alone is the 
only consideration, then I can certainly see how it could become a money 
race.  (sound familiar?)  But, the state of the art equipment belongs, 
and is a must-have, as I see it, only in the upper classes.  And, even 
with some top of the line stuff in the hands of a lesser flyer, I 
believe we'll find the more practiced person will always have the 
advantage.  We've all seen that again and again.
Does anyone notice the differentiation here between the handful of 
extremely top-notch flyers, and the (by far) majority of us?

John Ferrell wrote:

> This one gets an "Amen"!
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>     We need to start catering to the lower classes more and helping
>     grow the sport that way, not making large rules changes that in
>     the end are just going to drive up the cost even more.
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