RE: IMAC vs Pattern
The pattern planes are easier to fly as they are aerodynamically better designs, actually they are designed to be a perfect flying machine, or at least get close to, the IMAC planes being scale down of a real airplane has all the design flaws form their original counterpart, as they need to carry a person, accommodate a predesignated engine, and the flying surfaces are designed to have great performance but while maintaining the pilots ability to move them without mechanical assistance.
The schedules are quite different as they are designed based on the airplanes capabilities to execute them, there are maneuvers that will be very difficult to perform by it's counterpart, and even though both types of airplanes are capable to do whatever maneuver is created, they will not do it as pretty as it will with the corresponding aircraft.