I talked to Tony today about this. He thinks we should just use the existing F3Ai pattern. I dont think so. I see quite a few problems with this.

One I want everyone to be able to try competing. And by using the current F3Ai...its going to eliminate quite a few potential competitors right from the beginning and venue's are going to be difficult to obtain.

There are no classes in F3Ai pattern. The pattern is not exactly easy for most flyers. It contains a one roll rolling circle. There MAY be 2 people here in pensacola that could pull it off, and most likely not with any precision. The second problem is that some of the maneuvers simply cannot be performed in a small gymnasium. It would take a EXTREMELY high class pilot to even attempt some of those maneuvers in our gym, much less be able to fly them precisely enough for competition. We simply dont have the room. If we choose that pattern, its going to not only eliminate the flyers that cant perform it, but also eliminate lots of potential venues.

So here's the problem. The only established indoor pattern is the F3Ai, which is nice, but wont work with our situation. There is no current AMA indoor pattern.
This means that not only will we have to muster up enough participation to get things rolling, but also have to draw up an ENTIRELY new pattern and rules, along with garnishing enough people that are willing to learn a new routine.
Holding it as a AMA sanctioned event wont be a problem, but getting the AMA to adopt it as a standard is going to be a *****.

So how many of you are willing to learn a new pattern? And if your willing, will you compete?

There is another problem I think I have a solution for. Traveling to contests.
Dont take this the wrong way, but indoor/parkflyers in general are very static. They dont like to travel very far to go fly. If we make a contest that requires contestants to travel all over the US long distances to compete....we will lose alot of the interest.

What I was thinking was holding local contests all over the nation. Each club in each city, could have a contest. The best scoring ones from each city would go to a district contest, and then eventually to a national one.
This means at a worst case scenario, you would only have to make two long trips instead of 20 like some of the current pattern contests.

Tony basically told me he wasnt interested in getting this started, which is ok, because hes already got lots on his plate. But I am going to need some help, there are things about the AMA I dont understand, and I could sure use someone with a good understanding about these things to help out. But I need someone with the time and desire to do this.