That came about several years ago when someone threatened to file a protest on each an every entry in the stunt competition. The technical director at the time did not want the NATS to be held up by one individual. I voted against the ARF/ARC's getting appearance in the PAMPA classes. Needless to say the individual had personal problems nd couldn't mak it to the NATS. I still have a problem in that I can build a decent plane, I just can't finish one. That is why I hid my plane during appearance judging at VSC one year. DOC Holliday
PS: BOM only applies to Junior, Senior, Open and appearance points in PAMPA classes. jeh