RIGHT ON MITCH !!!!
Mitch is exactly right.
I attend jet rallies yearly and there is a huge concern in my mind if somebody is selling another product that is labeled as a BVM product. The time and dedication that BVM has invested into this hobby protects our interests in turbine models. Any comment made by BVM is on behalf of our hobby that has progressed from ducted fan to turbine models which involves a great deal of responsibility. I feel safe at the jet rallies when I see Bobcats showing their stuff in the air because they are proven airframes.
I encourage everybody to go and read the cloning comments again on BV's website and see the true meaning of the remarks
from a spectator at a jet rally point of view. Your views will change if you attend jet rallies and can vision a plane fully loaded with jet-A doing upwards of 200 mph with hundreds of spectators and the model was produced in a garage with no quality control. I personally hope that these "sold as Bobcat" products are identified and not allowed at any AMA sanctioned event. If they have to be inspected, so be it. Look what happened at a couple of night clubs when shortcuts were taken.
I have never owned a BVM airframe, as of yet, but my interest in turbines has began and I feel that BVM is protecting my interests.
These guys are indeed true professionals and are only looking out for our best interests and that is all.