As a graduate of Steve's Open Class Experiment last fall, I can tell you that it's a lot of fun, and the regular SPA guys will happily fly with you and help you out. I enjoyed it so much, I'll be back to several events this year (hopefully) with a regular class plane. Thanks to Steve for reaching out to some of us that don't have the "per the rules" equipment and giving us a chance to enjoy SPA....and get hooked.