Wow -- pattern burnout and how to avoid it --

this might be heresy...
but there are other kinds of flying besides Pattern...
In between the 300-400 practice flights a year, there's fun stuff like
-- being a club instructor pilot -- teach a few guys to fly
-- helping other sport pilots -- maybe show them how to set their low and high speed needles???
-- flying your Kadet LT40 - upside down, knife edge, (ok, TRYING knife edge...)... rolling circles... trains of Kadet touch and go's at dusk with 2-4 other pattern guys and THEIR kadets...
-- find a guy at teh field who's like you were - on the verge of getting hooked on the sleek, precise toys we use
-- electrics
-- sport planes...

you get the idea - it needs to stay FUN, and sometimes that means doing different stuff. You won't be banished from Patternland for it -- we promise!

Just my $.02

Rick