Hey Mikey,
Don't forget the depends... [:-]

There's no such thing as a 'bad' pattern airplane they all fly well regardless of vintage. The 'rocket ships' of the late 70's and early 80's were attention getters 'cause they had screaming .60s up front and we flew a little differently in terms of presentation - especially those long, low, and close rolling maneuvers. Now we fly in a much more disciplined fashion and a helluva a lot quieter! A bit less spectacularly, but more impressive from a precision perspective. I love flying both, but my old 'rockets' are much quieter than they used to be and my ears are grateful as are our flying field neighbors!
Pattern rules,
Will B.