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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The reference selling that I laugh at the most is
when body builders or the skinny blonds promote the latest exercise or weight
loss gimmick. I'm sure that Hulk looking guy was as skinny as me before he got
the Bow Flex. Hey! I'm getting one too, next time you see me I'll look like the
Terminator!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In pattern flying the sponsored products don't make
the pilots great, but unlike the health infomercials at least they usually use
them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith Black</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gfowler@raytheon.com href="mailto:gfowler@raytheon.com">Gray E
Fowler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: mas opinions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Anthony</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>What Jason did is not what the normal sponsored pilot
does. <B>Most</B> 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. </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>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.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2>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.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>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.</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>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.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Gray Fowler<BR>Principal Chemical
Engineer<BR>Composites Engineering</FONT> <BR><BR><BR>
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<TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>Anthony Abdullah
<aabdu@sbcglobal.net></B></FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=1>Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org</FONT>
<P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>01/22/2004 07:39 AM</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=1>Please respond to discussion</FONT> <BR></P>
<TD><FONT face=Arial size=1> </FONT><BR><FONT
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discussion@nsrca.org</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
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Subject: Re: mas
opinions</FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Gray,</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>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.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>1. People buy equipment based on what a winning sponsored pilot
uses.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>2. The sponsored pilot proves that the equipment
is valid and can be used consistantly to win at the very highest level.
</FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>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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