mas opinions

Thu Jan 22 11:20:36 AKST 2004

I've never had the experience of Futaba repairing anything outside their 1 year warrantee. 
Ed M.
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  From: Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 11:01 AM
  Subject: RE: mas opinions

  Keeping servos in top-notch condition is pretty easy.  Servos come with warrantees.  Once a year, 2 months before the nats, send them in for new pots and gears because they won't be centering the same as when new.  Add a note describing your use of them and that you need them returned quickly.  Futaba or JR will have them back to you in a jiffy, at no charge, acting like new.  If you bought a new engine and a few months into the season something is wrong or your not happy (given it probably did come with some type of warranty), send it back describing the problem.  You will probably get it back with at least a new set of bearings at no charge.  This is not taking advantage - this is using the services they offer to your expensive purchases.

  Jim W.

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  From: Gray E Fowler [mailto:gfowler at raytheon.com] 
  Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 7:16 AM
  To: discussion at nsrca.org
  Subject: Re: mas opinions

  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 

       Anthony Abdullah <aabdu at sbcglobal.net> 
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        01/22/2004 07:39 AM 
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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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