mas opinions

[Anthony Abdullah]

Good Show Gray
 
Your last comment is the most important for new pilots to understand. I don't fly the most expensive equipment and completely understand that is not what is needed to compete. Last I checked, none of the top 10 finishers in the nats was flying a 2 meter Epicure with a YS 120FZ, a 15 year old JR X347, and coreless BB servos. I love it, it works great for me, and I know that I will always be competitive with it. I use equipment my budget can stand that I can also be confident will not crap out on me.
 
Moral of the story.
Pattern is Fantastic, enjoy it on your own level, and practice!
 
Anthony

Gray E Fowler <gfowler at raytheon.com> wrote:

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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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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