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How many of us would happily hang a motor of some kind on our gliders if:

1. The cost were zero; and
2. The complication were minimal.

I would. Then we could sit around discussing to what extent and how we wanted to allow motor use during a contest.

Until then, a big part of the debate, to me, revolves around something that--once again, in defiance of the downward trend in soaring activity--we're talking about making a change that will push costs up significantly. Yeah, we can say it's not mandatory. But if--as occurred when the 18M class was launched--pilots move in that direction, it will have an effect anyway.

Just my opinion.

Chip Bearden