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I would consider the droid just so I could run this:
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I have to say that the trick in switching and getting the most out of the radio is understanding flight conditions and what they can do for you.
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Wow, the ATTF thread really came to life. HK, Tx brands & farm subsidy.
The HK thing has been beat down so I'll pass on that one. Support the company that makes you happy. All I can say is it is good to have choices. I don't know enough about China backing their factories to compare it to the US farm subsidy Moose mentioned. I do know that US farm subsidies are a complicated beast so the comparison seems to be apples & oranges IMHO. Of course I'm pretty sure every state in the US or A has "helped" businesses with various perks to attract or keep businesses in the state. The new Boeing plant in South Carolina comes to mind - if memory serves $400M worth of incentives. Thus the Chinese government helping out factories doesn't seem to be that big of a deal unless I'm missing something. Doug B. |
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Many countries devalue their dollar for trade, or have credits and programs to aid certain industries. Again not a China only issue. Not defending what China does, but seems to be a lot of finger pointing in order to defend certain views. The bigger issue is that North America sold out local jobs for cheaper products. We caused this as much as anyone so I think we need to look internally first. Walmart and other big box stores took over many small businesses as they could underprice things and people flocked to buy them. This is the same thing. |
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Exactly. Why to you think Lucien buys his stuff from China and not from a US manufacturer? Same reason HK does, its cheaper and he can make more off them. The bulk of all products come out of China now, so not sure why HK is the foucs beyond some not likign them, be that justified or not, for some unstated reasons.
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The Python looks a lot like the Seagull Ultimate I got from my Nephew last time I was in Ohio. I still need to finish electrifying it. I've the motor mounted, but need to figure out how I'm going to do the battery hatch. -- Tom |
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your point is not lost on me. Its very difficult for a company to be "Made in the USA" because the US gov't has made the business environment very unfriendly here.
The reason why there is a lot of finger pointing at HK is because of their, visibility and flagrant use of questionable business practices. In the end they exist because they know 80% of us only care about price. Time for me to go to work now. |
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There's just no way that smaller companies can compete with that. Even someone like Horizon, who is a large retailer, I don't think they're turning over product at anywhere near the same rate as HK, so their wholesale costs are going to start higher. |
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