I don't have anything against the current pattern planes. They are great flyers and maximize the points a pilot can make with the current rule book. No pattern plane even attempts to look like a real human carrying aircraft. IMAC is there for people who want to compete with realistic looking planes. I'm not into current FAI or AMA pattern for two reasons: 1- it's not a big thing where I live and I don't have time to travel for contests and 2- I don't have the budget for the expensive planes that are required to be competitive. There is a lot to be said for a .60 size plane being the upper limit in order to keep sizes and costs down.