I like this thread! I love 3D and I have to say that 3D is what got me back in the hobby after several years off. But I still enjoy seeing and flying an aerobatic plane like an airplane (and yes I know the full scale guys are doing a lot of 3D moves now). The fun thing about pattern and 3D is that you will never do them perfect and there is always something new to learn. It's fun to go up and fly and have so much stuff that you'd like to practice that you can't get it all in with one tank!