Hi Gene.. ha.. great to hear that it flew well. Always good to hear from you.

Regarding the pattern sequences, well, here's a good place to start:

http://nsrca.us/

That's the National Society of Radio Controlled Aerobatics. That's who sanctions the pattern flying in the US.

There is another organization that is somewhat similar but I can't remember their names. It has to do with older pattern planes and designs and has some of the same flight patterns and competitions. But "pattern" is pretty much NSRCA.

There is a forum for pattern flying here on RCU that has some pretty good information and some techinical stuff too.

This URL will take you to the pattern sequences and their descriptions for the Sportsman category (beginning level)

http://nsrca.us/about-nsrca/pattern/120-maneuvers.html

They also have a calendar which may help you out with locations for pattern events in your area. The "district" page will most likely help you out with what's going on in Michigan and nearby locations. I don't think that the districts coinside with the AMA districts, so you might have to peruse through them to see what one is your district.

CGr