Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
Sorry but this just tells me that the OP wasn't all that serious about getting back into pattern. Flying pattern is all about the flying and the constant challenge, IMO he was just looking for a place to gripe.
Thinking that the current pattern planes are butt ugly has nothing to do with being serious about getting back into it. He may have been looking for a place to gripe but so what? This is a forum - gripes are welcome here too, aren't they? Or are you going to limit free speech to just what you want to hear?