JR tucson aerobatic shootout

[Wayne]

	Quote: Originally Posted by TRuss
	I guess if I got stuff for free or was paid to use it that my be a different story.

For me, I'd be flying JR regardless whether I was on Team JR or not.
I flew it for years before being asked to be on Team JR.

I am pretty sure 99.9% of the Team feels the same way.
Its not about the discounts.

[Cracky]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Wayne
	Its not about the discounts.

Its all about the ladies.....

[RedRider]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Wayne
	Its not about the discounts.

What is it about, free t-shirts?

[Judge]

Another way is to look at totals.

Overall there were:
32 Futaba radios (51%)
28 JR (44%)
3 Multiplex (5%)

At this level of competition neither radio has an edge. Both perform as needed. Anyone here think QQ or Mark would fly worse with a Futaba. Is Jason flying better with the JR?? Did Chip win the TOC because of his Futaba??

[Wayne]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RedRider
	What is it about, free t-shirts?

Yes.
(Not free. Discounted)

[AV8ORS]

Jason N., I admire your independence. Welcome to the dark side <BFG>

[TRuss]

All you get is discounts? Are they really good discounts?

[bigadd43]

all we use at our fild at tamworth australia is JR....

[AV8ORS]

Circus Hobbies and the TOC got me started with JR "back in the day". Admittedly, most of my airplanes are mutts with JR rx's driving Futaba, Hitec, and JR servos. One thing is for certain in my opinion, JR service cannot be beat.

[Rolling Thunder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Judge
	Another way is to look at totals. Overall there were: 32 Futaba radios (51%) 28 JR (44%) 3 Multiplex (5%) At this level of competition neither radio has an edge. Both perform as needed. Anyone here think QQ or Mark would fly worse with a Futaba. Is Jason flying better with the JR?? Did Chip win the TOC because of his Futaba??

Yes, Yes and Yes

[RyanW]

	Quote: Originally Posted by TRuss
	Brand loyalty is something that I can't understand. I have a JR. I bought it, because it had the most functions for the best price range in it's class at that time. Do I feel some emotional attatchment or like I'm a part of team or something? Not really. I guess if I got stuff for free or was paid to use it that my be a different story.

Well, brand loyalty is what every company with a product is banking on. I started with JR because that is what the resident expert used and he was going to be my coach in r/c helis. Later I tried helping people program their radio and every time someone would come up to me with a 9Z I would pull out a chair for them, because it was going to be a long process. I didn't think Futaba's programming was the most intuitive out there, my luck with good reliable products from them was 50/50 at best and the customer service was horrendous from my personal experience. Each one of those things led me to be a loyal customer of JR and each of those negative points were positive attributes that I associated with JR and Horizon. Now, this is NOT a bash Futaba post! I think that they have significantly improved all aspects of their products and service. This is just my personal preference.

My point is this- in general people associate their feelings toward brands with their knowledge and experience of the product. In car audio we target a young group and inform them of our brand and let them experience it in demo cars at supercross events, car shows, on Overhaulin', etc. This sticks with them when it is time for them to go get their first or next car stereo. Now this doesn't always hold true. For example: I like women but that doesn't necessarily mean that I am knowledgeable about them! EDIT: I like my wife, singular tense. Not plural. Sorry

[3dubya]

Yer I have a 9zap, its a nightmare to program. 3 letter codes names for everything with a large sized screen what were they thinking. 9Zap is a radio that let you do any thing even if silly like allocate 2 things to the one job, This is my main gripe with JR, their sets are always trying to protect you from getting confused, but they can hold you back. The MZ is got the same freedom as the 9zap but christ are the menus far more easy to follow now over zap, with full word descriptions and pictures for everything. Ive evolved heaps in my radio programming since owning an MZ due to its simplicity and the best thing is it will still let you do ridiculous stuff, that can evolve into amazing stuff..