Hi Doug,

The South American Bandit clone situation has been thrashed around on RCU a few times previously. They are not the first to copy one of BVs designs.
It is not an excuse, however one of the mitigating reason for the Splash Bandit is that Brazil and Argentina have extremely high import taxes, along with a very arduous importing system. This makes sourcing genuine equipment extremely expensive and difficult. And everyone wants a Bandit.

Watching the video, It would seem that Bob kept a few secrets that they were not able copy..

A graphic example of how destructive thin air can be a 200+mph.