As I said this could be the most fun contest at Brodak, just trying to complete a pattern let alone make it recognizable. Hoping for some good weather to try it out
FWIW, the 1/2A Stunt category at the spring Polk City, IA contest always provides great entertainment and most every flight ends with lots of laughs and smiles, from both the pilots and the crowd. It's a lot to do with not feeling the pressure of being out there risking your glitz-n-glam "Mega Stunter", you're just having fun ripping up the sky.
A lot of models fly surprisingly well, the main issue I've noticed is that some guys just don't have enough fuel mileage. Jared Hays from Omaha flies a bone stock sheet wing 1/2A Skyray (electric as I recall) and he cruises right through the pattern with it. The thing is a riot to watch, especially if it's windy. I've got a 1/2A Skyray of my own with a Big Mig .061, the thing just zips wherever you point it and keeps on trucking. The hardest part is keeping up with it. I sketched out and scratchbuilt a "Lil Diablo" a while back that also flies with a Big Mig .061 along with their high capacity fuel tank/engine mount. That one is a hoot to fly and easily gets through the pattern too.
Like all of our models, with a little experimenting, and some trial and error, it's definitely possible to get a good flying and completely capable 1/2A ship going. I think Tim's Tsunami here looks like a good one. If you're at a contest though and see Jared pull out that little black Skyray you'd better have your game on!