All,
I have been following the posts about servos and Rx. I just had to
throw in my two cents.
I have invested a good bit of money in radios, planes and servos over
the years. I don't fly the latest molded plane or have the most
expensive servos or even have the latest design Rx. I have a foam,
fiberglass and carbon fiber plane (getting to be in the minority - many
molded), a Futaba FM radio and Rx and some of those cheap Hitec servos.
I probably still have about $1000 just to get one plane in the air. This
gets a bit less expensive for multiple planes due to the same radio for
all the others.
My point is I feel I have put enough money into the hobby to be
competitive. Over the weekend, flying an ESL contest in Lancaster PA, I
beat many good flyers with better equipment. I placed 8th in Expert
class(my first year in Expert - they kicked me out of Sportflyer class
last year)both Saturday and Sunday against good flyers, Gordy (he graced
us with his presence) being one of them with his molded plane and high
priced servos. I blew a 4th place finish on Saturday with a short flight
in the 8th and final round.
I think we all know it's how well you can fly what you have and not if
you have the latest most expensive 'stuff'. Having a molded plane and
the top of the line, most expensive equipment WOULD NOT have gotten me
in the top five on either day, only better flying. Mine isn't better
than yours, but one of these days I may just slip in there for a win!!!!
Fly what you got and have fun doing it.
Later,
RB
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