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InvertedDude
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Economic Climate of Helicopter Community I need to ask these hard questions. Is our Helicopter community facing total obliteration of bankruptcy in our future? On these classified forums, I am seeing that selling used is obtaining 20%-30% of original value. There are people even going even lower than 20%. If this is the case, how do you imagine $1000 helicopter kits selling new?Nitros seems to be making a slow come back, but fuel prices are skyrocketing. I am even seeing gasser kits disappearing from the market.The only helicopters I see at the moment are Hirobo, SAB, Synergy, Xcell, Pantera, Century, Blade and Align.I know some of these companies are facing economic hardship due to lackluster sales of kits. Even the support groups of the hobby in the electronics are scaling down to slow the carnage.Funfly events are scaling down as well.Planes are doing okay. Drones seem to be selling well.So in the next 5 years, is our community going bankrupt?Opinions? |
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heli's will never go away but they will return to pre 2003 popularity |
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InvertedDude
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sjgusmc21 Wished I was closer, I could buddy box you into advanced flying to where you are comfortable. Buddy box got me far than learning on my own quickly! |
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InvertedDude
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RM3 Are you ready to sponser a funfly event in your backyard? ![]() |
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utahbob
rrVeteran St. George Utah 💎Sustaining Member |
ever seen the movie "Idiocracy"? I have a co-worker/friend that I sold my old rc cars to a few yrs. ago..lately he's been asking me about heli's..he said flying helicopters would seem boring compared to driving rc cars!..so I steered him to watch one of Tareq A's latest vids..the one with the Goblin 570 sport..and After he had watched it (with his wife)..I said did that look boring?..he answered back "my wife said it looked like he didn't even know how to fly"..it seems like "easy gratification with no risks involved" passtimes have robbed alot of folks of the desire to really learn how to do things.The pendulum will be swinging back one of those days..maybe I can master funnels by then!![]() |
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InvertedDude
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utahbob Master funnels! WOWI am way ahead of you......that is crashing into the ground! ![]() |
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InvertedDude sjgusmc21
Wished I was closer, I could buddy box you into advanced flying to where you are comfortable. Buddy box got me far than learning on my own quickly! |
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baby uh1
rrVeteran St. James, Mo. |
There is no suspense or tension like there is in flying something that you know will be destroyed if you screw up. |
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spaceman spiff
rrKey Veteran Tucson 💎Sustaining Member |
Go buy something and have a little fun.https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DSPIC96 |
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spaceman spiff
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InvertedDude
rrVeteran Buckeye |
Disposal Income I have more and purchased more helicopters than I need. |
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helitom
rrApprentice Pine Grove, Calif, USA |
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spaceman spiff
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Gearhead
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Your kids are definitely gonna hate you after you kick the bucket! Buzz Buzz Buzz |
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InvertedDude
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Gearhead Gearhead as he said, he does not care |
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spaceman spiff
rrKey Veteran Tucson 💎Sustaining Member |
as he said, he does not care Hehehehe |
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