mas opinions

[Gray E Fowler]

Anthony

What Jason did is not what the normal sponsored pilot does. Most sponsored pilots are flying the most expensive status quo, taking minimal 
chances, devloping nothing and flying that particular equipment because it 
is free or reduced in cost. I do not blame them...I would love for someone 
to give me a case of servos. Those guys fly new servos every year or less. 
Can you afford that? The main point is for someone NOT at their flying 
skill (that is the REST of us) you absolutely do not need that 1.4 or 1.6 
DZ to win. 
You even stated how much power a plane you test flew had. There are 
several engines that can give you that at half the price of the 1.6 DZ. 
The qualities offerd by this 1.6DZ other than top RPM at this high  price 
are not utilized by the Intermediate, Advanced or even some Masters 
pilots.
The 402 and 403 guys would be better off investing that excess cash in a 
cheaper rig and fuel-even though there may not be a sponsored pilot flying 
that set up.
Sorry for beating this into the ground and I know that sponsorship sells 
equipment...For me I do not take such bait, but I do listen to others 
opinions and make decisions based on what I hear-repeatably. But even that 
can be a quagmire as a lot of people simply repeat what the heard as fact, 
and during a conversation over a beer ( D6 requirement) it is tough to 
separate fact from fiction.

This thread ends for me as it started-if you are a newer guy please do not 
think that you need this huge budget for all this sponsored pilot gear to 
get into and improve at flying pattern.



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering




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Gray,
I agree completely with your points. People often make purchasing 
decisions with no idea of the hard work and growing pains that the winning 
sponsored pilot has gone through. The fact remains that two things happen.
 
1. People buy equipment based on what a winning sponsored pilot uses.
 
2. The sponsored pilot proves that the equipment is valid and can be used 
consistantly to win at the very highest level. 
 
They pave the way for new thinking and help us decide how to spend out 
limited hobby dollar. If you go out and drop a big chunk of change on the 
electric rig, but can only get three minute flights out of it, you can be 
fairly sure that you are the problem and not the equipment. 






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