[NSRCA-discussion] Electric/IC ...was Arming Plug/Receptacle Problem

[Atwood, Mark]

Can someone explain to me why we care if the rules favor something?  They're the rules.  If I wanted to fly Turbine because I think it's the best option, should they change the rules to accommodate my choice??  I thought we MAKE our choice based on how it fits the rules...not the other way around.   We have always designed our planes to fit the rules, not altered the rules to fit our planes.  Why does this change suddenly because a new power plant is getting close to being viable (it's already there)??   Makes no sense.

If new batteries came out that weighed 1/3 as much with twice the capacity, suddenly the rules would grossly "favor" electric...and you know what?  We would all change, because we pick our equipment to be competitive.

Changing the rules ruins almost every game, every sport.  If eliminates the ability to plan.  It limits product selection because manufacturers are even LESS sure of the market.  Old products are obsoleted that much quicker...etc.

Ok...I'm done.   Can I fly Turbine pattern now??

-Mark




Vicente "Vince" Bortone
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Strickland" <pamrich47 at hotmail.com>
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, February 9, 2009 4:02:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electric/IC ...was Arming Plug/Receptacle        Problem

The rules already favor IC--but we've been down that road...
RS