[NSRCA-discussion] Back to glow???!!!

Sun Jan 14 18:01:39 AKST 2007

Just recently I was having a discussion with several top pattern fliers
adn the sentiment seemed to be that we will be heading BACK to nitro
power, and away from the current, pun intended, trend.

Any thoughts out there?

Terry T

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:18:55 -0500 "Emory Schroeter"
<emorydmd at earthlink.net> writes:
Jon,

Don't let it get under your skin. Someone will always find fault with
what you do when it is done publicly. BTW, I saved a copy of your article
just in case I decide to switch back to glow :-) Although, I'm not ready
to switch back yet. Thanks for taking the time to do it. It is important
that folks like yourself contribute to the KF. It is the only way it will
continue to be a fantastic publication.

Thanks, Emory.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: JonLowe at aol.com 
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] List rules... ??

Amen.  I'm getting tired of the "political correctness" both on the list
and the K Factor.  I'm taking it a little personal at this point, because
Lamar Blair told me that he got a letter (not email) the other day
blasting the article I wrote on the OS 1.60 in the Nov 2006 K Factor. 
Why?  Because I dared to mention Tower Hobbies and other sources as
suggested places you could get the pieces I described.  I have not seen
the letter, as Lamar sent it on to Derek K., but Lamar described the
contents.  The writer is a member of NSRCA and was offended because I
mentioned non-advertising vendors, at the alledged expense of advertising
vendors and local hobby shops.  Let's see, Great Planes is a regular full
page advertiser in the K Factor as the importer for Futaba and OS.  Hmm,
who owns Great Planes?  Hobbico.  Who owns Tower?  Hobbico.  Seems like
Hobbico supports the K Factor to me.  So much for that crime.

Other vendors I mentioned were Aeroslave, Andy Pollitt for nose rings,
Home Depot, Karl Mueller for headers, Boca Bearings, Dave Lockhart for
repitched props, Bob Pasterello for coupler material, Morgan fuel, and a
couple of others in passing.  Why did I mention them?  Because that would
have been the first email I got, asking, "where do you buy this stuff?". 
Some of these guys are so small that advertising a lot doesn't make sense
for them.  Very few, if any, of the specialized parts may be available at
your particular local hobby shop (LHS), and some vendors don't sell thru
LHS.  I support my LHS, but giving sources lets people look at what they
are buying, even if they get it thru the LHS.  I also support K Factor
vendors, as my bills from Central and Budd prove.  And sometimes I just
don't feel like driving 20 minutes to my LHS for something they don't
stock and would special order, that I can order online and have delivered
to my door in a couple of days.

Frankly, I think Ihncheol did the right thing. He let people know of a
supply for a scare product in high demand.  He could have told his
buddies about it, and have one of them post it, and no one would (or
could)have said a thing.  It isn't like he is on here all the time
pushing his products.

The writer of the letter did not have the courtesy to copy me on the
letter.  Derek, if you read this, please send me a copy when you get it. 
Frankly, if the whole thing wasn't so ridiculous, I'd think twice about
writing another article for the K Factor.

Incidently, I am not sponsored by any of the companies I mentioned in my
article or here.  I do write for RC Report on occasion.  Oops, I just
mentioned a non-advertisor!  Shame on me...

Jon Lowe

In a message dated 1/14/2007 11:42:58 AM Central Standard Time,
ronlock at comcast.net writes:
We benefit from short focused posts on availability of some difficult to
find product/part, substitute parts, reference to a part to solve
problems,
answers to questions, etc.  Be that from a sponsored pilot, service
company,
cottage supplier, etc.

Do we need to ask NSRCA leadership for an interpretation or re-write of
the
Policy to establish a "Balance" of OK information as opposed to abuse of
the
list
by advertisers?  If this is a problem, then maybe so.  Ive not seen a
problem.

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