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In a message dated 1/9/05 2:10:13 PM Central Standard Time,  
jpavlick at idseng.com writes:

"4.3.  Weight and Size. 
No model may  weigh

 
more than  five (5) kilograms (11 pounds) gross, but

excluding fuel, ready for takeoff.  No model may 
have a wingspan or total length  longer than two (2) 
meters (78.74 inches)." 
If  you consider a battery as the "fuel" for an electric plane... Just a  
thought. 

The AMA rules regarding weight were written before electrics raised their  
head.  The 11 lb limit has been with us for quite some time.  The  issue (i.e., 
how to weigh electrics) has been reviewed by the FAI rules  governing body and 
they have ruled, at least for now, that electrics will  be weighed with 
batteries installed.  I know that those modelers  flying electrics in pattern here 
in the US are complying with the 11 lb "ready  to fly" weight limit, but in 
all honesty, I can't recall if I've read where the  AMA has addressed this issue 
head-on.  It needs to be addressed and  resolved in a way which makes sense 
regardless of the type power you plan on  installing.  The issue goes away if 
the weight limit is abolished, but I  don't know how receptive US and 
international pattern flyers are to that  notion.
 
Mike Moritko    
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