Chris, joking aside, learning to fly precision is the way to go. I never had any plans to fly pettern or IMAC and my instructor had a stroke before I finished all of my instructions so I went back to being a Sunday flyer. I was a lot smoother pilot though and it showed a lot. This year I have two IMAC planes and one pattern plane {old school plane} with another old pattern plane on the bench. I have gotten bored with just cutting holes in the sky so I'm thinking of getting back into the IMAC type of flying and maybe fly the two IMAC contests we have in my area this year. I'm working now on getting my two IMAC planes into top trim so I don't have to do as much of that pilot stuff when flying. I will still be taking out my little Hots to the field just in case the air gets too thick and needs some holes punched in it, you never know when that is going to happen but I like to be ready!!