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Old 02-24-2006 | 06:43 AM
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Default RE: What is Pattern Flying, Exactly ????

Internationally, FAI is the governing body for aviation competitions. The FAI pattern aerobatic class is F3A and the rules and definitions can be found at.
http://www.fai.org/aeromodelling/documents/sc4

The F3A file (a .pdf file in a .zip file) contains, among other things, definitions for the manouvers.
ftp://www.fai.org/sporting_code/sc4/sc4.f3a.06.v2.zip

For mere mortals, there are easier sequences at national levels.