True . . but surely not ALL the entry list are "top pilots" . . or sponsored. I am thinking that only a select few get "free" stuff, otherwise who are the "top guys" and the companies promoting to. Companies can't sustain a business giving a LOT of free stuff away . . they are usually very selective with how and where their profit is spent on promotion. Even at the World Champs, a lot of pilots pay for their own gear and these guys are usually the best from their country.

I am sure that many have tried different servos and keep coming back to JR or Futaba for pattern. Apparently, Savox make some nice servos these days that some Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese pilots are using in Pattern, with a couple having swapped from JR, so I read. They only swapped due to cost, commenting that the performance was EQUAL to JR (others may have swapped from Futaba???).

I use both JR and Hitec Digitals for different planes. I won't use Hitec servos in a Pattern plane, and I pay for my gear . .

JB