Originally Posted by
FLAPHappy
We these Pilots actually paid a dollar amount or were they just sponsered by companies to advertise their planes or equipment?
It is not a rumor it is a fact, and not illegal
AFAIK. Probably the largest sponsor right now is "Team Futaba" Here is a link of many photo's of competitors they sponsored.
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...taba&FORM=IGRE