I have always been a fan of both Pattern and 3D. To be honest It is much harder to do pattern maneuvers well than it is 3D. Most of the time when i go out to fly with my Reactor, my flights are a combination of both 3D and Pattern/IMAC styles of flying. I may do a slow roll from one end of the field to the next and flip to 3D rates on the next pass and snap the plane into a wall and hover right at midfeld. Both styles are challenging and look amazing when done right. Honestly that is the reason I have flown the hell out of my Reactor. It has the long slender body and thin airfoil of a pattern plane but has the huge control surfaces and light wing loading of a 3D plane. It is the best of both worlds!! I have been focusing lately more on improving my patern skills. Alot of the Pattern maneuvers are not that diffacult to do but they are hard to get perect while keeping in line of the runway and timing. I feel like a new pilot all over again!