The world has changed in so many ways, it is simply what happens. Everything changes, worrying about who is doing this and who is doing that is rather pointless. If you like flying RC jets/helis/glider/yachts/cars/bananas/oranges who cares what others are doing, You have other threads about JR/Futaba going under, drones taking over, hobbico going under, no one building anymore because of arf am i missing something?

When I started it was with a KO-Digiace in 1979, then a Century7, then PCM9 then I think I had a Futaba, then JR, then MC-24 now custom stuff they all had good/bad points on the TX/RX side. Been though all the manufactures as well. Jets used to be balsa and epoxy now full composite and it is not enough.

So in regards to the hobbico thread if JR can go under why then is Futaba safe, other TX manufacturers have gone under. There is now huge competition and so many TX/RX/servo/gyro manufacturers, of course everyone always chimes in on what is the best and the wars on threads over the years is never ending. I personally never understood how one can be so attached to a piece of electronics. Additionally now days you cannot ever be sure who actually makes a lot of the subsystems in these radio’s, the never ending demand for lower cost systems also has a large impact.

It is all down to what works for you, let’s not forget that these companies would sponsor guys all over the place and so it all becomes a huge convoluted market place. Outstanding pilots are good because of their skill not their radios. We are not talking Formula 1 and 500mil $$ teams this is model aircraft?

Finally the world is moving from a very long period of historically low interest rates to one where most central backs are starting to look to tightening and increasing rates, this is going to bring huge changes the landscape in many industries globally and when things get tight the first to go is the hobbies.

What does any ot this have to do with flying and having a great time with RC jets and with others at the field?

Regards,