ORIGINAL: YellowAircraft
Hi,
It's a misconception (at best) to assume that you're going to get less biased, more reliable information from non-reps. In my experience, people who are brand-loyal (or even people who just like what they have) can chest-beat louder than any real product rep. The answers you get from non-reps aren't going to help you any more or any less than the answers you'd get from reps, IMHO...
As a rep myself I have to agree 100% with Shaun on this point. People will support the product they own most generally. Personally I have owned a few including- Ram, FTE, TJT, Wren, JetCat, EvoJet, Kingtech, Jets Munt, i-Jets, PST and operated AMT NL turbines extensively on UAV's, all have their pro's and cons of that there is absolutely no doubt. Bottom line is 'all' (99%) of brands currently on the market work as advertised and work very well.... It is indeed the people who have had fewer brand experiences that will often appear to be more biased or brand loyal from what I read and see on a daily basis. The more opinions the better from all sources and real world actual personal examples of why Brand A maybe better than Brand B and especially in different geographic regions where service and support may be a decision maker, this is probably the most important aspect when seriously considering purchasing any turbine and especially your first in my opinion.
Cheers- Marty ( A Rep) [X(]