cubdriver,

What you are saying is, basic is not a real class. It is just a way to get the entry fee from the non competitor and let them fly around. I personally agree 100% with what Doug wrote and so do a lot of our best pilots. Most of the top pilots in the US came up throught the ranks including basic, they just did it in pattern not IMAC. You have to crawl before you can walk.

There was a pattern thread talking about this subject within the last year.