I think the two need two work hand in hand. Your right the spectators come out to see the freestyle and get bored easy watching the sequence flying. At our contest every year we make a great effort to get the local comunity to come out and support the contest. we have spectator raffles, an anouncer to give everyone a heads up on whats going on and most important a freestyle demonstration. Time is always an issue when you run a big contest and for this reason i have chossen to do noncompetitive freestyle. I find myself, that i won't fly freestyle till I am totaly prepared to do so mentaly and physicaly. I have to overcome the thought that pops in my head (you spent 400 hrs biulding this plane and how much money?)

good luck

Tony Fandino