Brian,

I started flying R/C in Nov 2005 and have been flying Pattern semi-seriously the last couple of years. I say "semi-seriously" because I have competed in 5 contests in each of the last two years within D1 but have never been to the Nats. I plan to make the pilgramage to the Nats this year.

I flew Intermediate the last 2 years and this past fall started practicing for Advanced for the upcoming season. FWIW, I took the D1 championship in Intermediate for 2011 but, believe me, I don't have a big head about it. I am living proof of the Woody Allen saying that "80 percent of success is just showing up". There are some pretty darn good Advanced pilots in D1 and I fully expect to have my @$$ handed to me this season, but I feel I can handle all the maneuvers and put together a sequence without killing anybody.

So yes, I am active, and full-fledged Pattern addict and have also been fully assimilated by the e-power borgs.