ORIGINAL: dubd
The factory also gives discounts to the people that create build threads and publically praise them. Your average consumer has to sift through a lot of smoke and mirrors to get unbiased information. It's worse than buying a used car!
Unfortunately shilling is rampant. I believe the combination of a relatively small market combined with the ubiquity of RCUniverse makes shilling particularly effective in RC jets.
It will be easier to prove why your stab fluttered than who is a shill. Trust me.