What makes a good Pattern plane is simple to define, but hard to realize: wide speed envelope, minimal coupling, strong but very light (especially if going electric), highly resistant to wind, etc. Sounds easier than it actually is. For starters you're probably going to need some more fuse side area to help with knife edge flight. Look at some of the more successful MODERN designs: Black Magic, Pentathlon, Prestige, Astral, etc. What type of planes have you designed previously? What are you flying now?

John Pavlick
Team Black Magic