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The following is just my observations and thoughts and are not intended to in"Flame" anyone or me.

I am just getting going with pattern and have an Aries on the building table. I have flown a few pattern planes lately ( Viper 202 and a Jekel) and have been hit with the fact that they are the smoothest flying planes I have ever touched. I have also been hit with the fact they DO NOT cover for you at all. It is as if they telegraph your bo bo's in a very noticeable way. I have to say after flying them NOTHING feels as good to fly now. I think the purity in control response tells you what you did right and what you did wrong in a much better way than the IMAC birds. IMHO IMAC aircraft seemed to have a softer edge for lack of a better word. Almost a "fat" feel to them.

I have competed in a few IMAC contest and have seen what appears to be a little bit of the "Bigger the Airplane the better a pilot you must be" Judging syndrome. I think this is inevitable as
it is just human nature at work. Kind of like if a guy owns the latest high dollar Sniper rifle one would assume he must be a master level shooter even if he has never fired a shot. Just simple human nature.

I like the cap on (2 Meter) size in pattern as this seems to keep the large variances in size of model out of things and would seem to help level the field a bit. The additional demands of the takeoffs and landings being judged are a little more skill building as well. I intend to fly IMAC again in the future but I want to build with the dicipline that appears to be required the pattern game first. I enjoyed the IMAC group and am looking forward to this year in meeting everyone in Pattern. I like to compete but the sport is as much about getting together and telling lies as it is about the flying.