but not to some chosen few that seem to have a natural ability for this. I say carefully "chosen few" as there are not to many that can make that much of a jump in performance.
The aerodynamics are obviously much "slicker" with the pattern ship. The Rubin was a decently agressive pattern ship at that.
There are really so many habits that should develop before taking that on, and if the person taking it on has developed these I say go for it. Things like throttling back when needed, knowing when to add power, etc... should be to a point that it's not thought about, just done. Landings should be greasers at least EVERY time, with most planes he's flying. These things are for the person that doesn't want to spend his time fixing his pattern plane. Other then that, you have to take the step sometime if your staying in the hobby, sometimes sooner is better I guess. Good luck.