[NSRCA-discussion] Sponsorships are over rated!!!

[Bob Kane]

I agree. The "free" or reduced cost stuff costs much
more in time and loss of freedom. I'll stay a GDI as
we used to say in college.

--- Steven Maxwell <patternrules at earthlink.net> wrote:

>  To add to what Mike has said, and I do know of
> sponsored pilots that have to go to things they
> probably wouldn't and maybe really don't want go to
> if it wasn't for being sponsored, most products are
> only discounted and only top 3 or 4 paid and not
> much at all, probably minium wage, if you figure
> total time.
>  Now the big thing is we have no Tiger Woods, Hulk
> Hogan (highest paid athlete mid 80's at 60 million a
> year vai Sports Illistrated) or Michael Jordan in
> this sport, unless I'm missing something, I haven't
> seen the $30,000,000 Nike sponsors and we never will
> it just not in the #'s, would be different if we had
> 200 million people watching on TV every Sunday. We
> don't see Chip Hyde dolls at TOYSRUS, the National's
> isn't sponsored by J. P. Morgan.
>  Personally I don't want to be told what I can and
> can't fly, if I like JR servo's and Futuba radios
> that's what I'm going to use, same with engines or
> motor's, don't really care for the greef if I change
> to electric or change batteries or what ever. For me
> I think it is an advantage to NOT be sponsored.
> 
> 
> Steven Maxwell
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: mike mueller 
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Sent: 4/3/2006 3:28:11 PM 
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Sponsorships are over
> rated!!!
> 
> 
>  I'm pretty sure that being sponsored is a lot less
> lucrative then what the majority of you guys think.
> If you fly pattern you need to understand that it's
> small potatoes to the major manufacturers. The
> compensation that's offered to the so called
> sponsored flyers isn't worth the crap they get
> thrown their way.
>  Think about what one has to go thru to be
> sponsored. They actually are obligated to attend
> certain contests and compete at a high level. They
> spend a lot of their own time to test products. The
> so called pay they receive doesn't pay for the time
> and effort for the majority of these guys. All this
> obligation stuff can take away from the so called
> fun aspect of this sport. What about the guy who is
> sponsored by a manufacturer that doesn't have the
> best mouse trap anymore? Who would like to be in
> that situation?
>  So to the guys that are sponsored I say good for
> you. To the guys that have to go it on your own
> maybe you should consider yourself's lucky. In the
> end there are no free rides. Mike
> 
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