I have often wondered who was this pro sponsered by or who represented what company. If we got into batteries, electronics etc, it would get rediculously long so lets just keep it to the main heli manufactureres, actually listing distributors in the thread will be fine, but I may only keep manufacturers in the OP. As you guys post them, I'll update this OP for future reference. This should be fun and informative.

Align - Alan Szabo, Danny Szabo, Colin Bell
Audacity -
Avant -Markcus Kim, Daniel Jetschin, Jason Bell, Paul Soha, Paul Beard, Brandon Updike, Robert Bayle, Mike Wilson, David Chu, Justin Barry, Sean Williams, Rob Turnbull
Bergen -
Century -
Compass - Tony Whiteside, David Kettlehut, Cortez Jenkins, Eric Brandenburg,Caleb White, Jeff Pfiefer, John Cook, Richard Keppel
Ely Q -Giuseppe Robertone (Italy)
Gaui -Fully sponsored, Bobby Watts,JC Zankyl, Mitch Marozas, Andy Panoncillo, Alan Austria Rick Venus, Justin Jee, Alvin Chai, Field reps (partial sponsorship)Rob Boyd, Jerry Short, Vasko Serovski (Australia),Henseleit -
Hirobo - Dominik Haegele, James Dargue (Australia)
JR heli - Scott Gray, Chen Zarfati, Hiroki Ito
JS Model -
Kasama - Gavin Broadbent, Marco Rebelo (Both Australia)
Kyosho - Wayne Mann
KDS Heli - Jae-Hong Lee (Korea)
Miniature Aircraft -Sponsored: Steve Boyajin, Pete Campbell, Jeff Green Field Reps: Rob Ables, Edsel Labao, Rusty Haggard, Chad Sackman, Clarence Creer, Kevin Cordell, Dave Davison, John Johnson, Chad Grahme, Chris Baquel

Mikado - U.S. Jamie Robertson, Kyle Dahl,Ben Storik, Jesse Kavros. Worldwide, Mikado has Daniel Katzav (Israel), Alexander Bauch (Germany), Sebastian Duus (Denmark), Sebastiano Gabutti (Italy), Christopher Godgluck (Germany), Martin Gottschling (Germany), Frederick Hanish (Germany), Marius Muller (Germany), Nico Niewind (Germany), Oscar Olsen (Sweden), Florian Otzman (Germany), Andy Rummer (Germany), Pascal Richter (Germany), and Michael Wisbacher (Germany).....

MSH -
Next D - Curtis/Nick Maxwell
Outrage - Tereq Alsaadi, Lukas Rivas, Bert Kammerer, Henry Caldwell, Eitan Goldstin, Tristan Balege, Lukas Riva, ,Luca Invernizzi Dario Euenschwander, Eric Brandenburg,
RJX Hobby -
Synergy R/C - Matt Botos
SAB Bert Kammerer, Wilson Miller
Thunder Tiger -Frank Noll, Rocky McCarter, Todd Bennett, Nick Maxwell, Jermaine January, Tom Rolfson, Jim Stark, Gary Wright, Alon Barak (Israel)

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Don't forget..

Visa -
Mastercard -
American Express -

Avant

Markcus Kim
Daniel Jetschin
Jason Bell
Paul Soha
Paul Beard
Brandon Updike
Robert Bayle
Mike Wilson
David Chu
Justin Barry
Sean Williams
Rob Turnbull

Next D

Curtis/Nick Maxwell

What type of "sponsorships" are you looking for. There are a variety of levels with several different types of manufacturers. Some are 'full ride' (very few) and some are 'field rep' and so on.

Team Futaba, Team FlightPower, Team Miniature Aircraft, YS Engines, VelTye

By the time you fill out that list half those people will prob be flying for someone else.

In some cases its not about what that person flys its what incentive they have to fly it...

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Xera Motors
ProBar
Minicopter
Thunder Power

I would think, Heli Manufactures Pilots.

GAUI

Fully sponsored
JC Zankl
Mitch Marozas
Andy Panoncillo
Alan Austria
Rick Venus

Field reps (partial sponsorship)
Rob Boyd
Jerry Short
Vasko Serovski (Australia)

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X5X7 Animum Vestrum Negotium Agatis

Thunder Tiger

Frank Noll
Rocky McCarter
Todd Bennett
Jermaine January
Tom Rolfson
Jim Stark
Gary Wright

Some of the people listed are sponsored by distributors as opposed to manufacturers.

For example, Align has multiple distributors (Heli Wholesaler, Assurance RC) in the US. Each distributor has it's own "Sponsored" pilots for that brand so essentially all the pilots are flying "Align" products but sponsored by their respective distributor.

As another example, Empire Hobby is the GAUI distributor. Empire sponsors their "GAUI" team.

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EPIC Helicopters

Some of the people listed are sponsored by distributors as opposed to manufacturers.

I thought that there seemed to be a lot of names on some of the brands. Which ones are by distributers? Let's try to limit it to manufacturer sponsered only just to keep the numbers down.

Empire Hobby is the GAUI distributor. Empire sponsors their "GAUI" team.

Hmmm. Interesting. Learning new stuff. So does Gaui not have factory sponered pilots? Do they do their sponsoring through the distributers only?

Also, who sponsers Dominique Haigel?

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Mikado also has in the U.S. Jesse Kavros. Worldwide, Mikado has Daniel Katzav (Israel), Alexander Bauch (Germany), Sebastian Duus (Denmark), Sebastiano Gabutti (Italy), Christopher Godgluck (Germany), Martin Gottschling (Germany), Frederick Hanish (Germany), Marius Muller (Germany), Nico Niewind (Germany), Oscar Olsen (Sweden), Florian Otzman (Germany), Andy Rummer (Germany), Pascal Richter (Germany), and Michael Wisbacher (Germany).....

I think I got them all

Kyle

Kyle Dahl
Sponsored by:
Mikado
JR
Voltz/Thor
Scorpion
Edge Blades

Also, who sponsers Dominique Haigel?

Hirobo Japan (MFG)

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EPIC Helicopters

Will you give us a complete list once you have them all?

Team Synergy, Canada: Team Scorpion and Team Pulse batteries

Ely Q (Factory Pilots)

Giuseppe Robertone (Italy)
Danny Szabo (USA)
EDIT: Found Out Danny hasn't flown for them for two years!

Will you give us a complete list once you have them all?

I'm updating the OP as we go. Mike made a good point about distributors having pilots. Let's go ahead and list them in the thread as there are some great pilots sponsered by them and people may be interested in knowing who is sponsored by "heliwholesaler", "Nanking Hobby", "Empire Hobby" etc..

I may not list them in the OP due to length though.

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JR Heli Division: Scott Gray, Chen Zarfati, Hiroki Ito, and many more...

Danny Szabo Flies for Align again.

Devon Conners
Helidirect
Pulse Batteries
Its not a crash, its an upgrade opportunity

Century apparently sponsors that one guy who couldn't with the grand prize at IRCHA 2007, however that is still under some debate.

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