Like Dick, my instrucor was a pattern pilot so I had pattern or presision drilled into me. Club events only though. The old class C planes are what I flew and I never thought I would be without a Kaos but all things must pass.
Jim, I still have all the templates, instructions and plans for the Dirty Birdy. {Someplace??} As long as Blue jay is cutting the kit I think the kit is the way to go. If you need them you know wherre to come.
I still use my Daddy Rabbit as my high wind plane. Don't you just love the old names they came up with back then? My 2 meter is waiting for repairs so as good as I am at repairing planes it may be waiting forever!.
For grins the OP may also like to buy the little 40 size Kaos ARF sold by tower. I have had 4 different sizes of the Kaos and they all fly the same. The smaller size just has a faster roll rate. The little 40 ARF is also a trike gear so it doesn't get any easier to handle on the ground then that. My Daddy Rabbit is a trike and when the wind comes up it is even easy to handle when on the ground. My one and only trike geared plane other then a trainer. I may make my next 60 size class C a trike?? Probably not but it is a thought.