"Simon Robbins" wrote in message
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I suspect Curtis probably makes a lot more from
video and book sales than he does from competition flying.

Si


Curtis' conpetition flying, as far as I know, is just an extention of his
business as a whole. I don't know whether or not he's specifically paid to
attend the AMA Nat's competition, the World competitions, or the various
worldwide 3D competitions he's attended through the years but I imagine he
probably is. Manufacturers love to use the winners of these events in their
advertising and I'm sure they get compensated for it. At the very least,
it's a tax write off. This would be in addition to the video and book sales
you mention, as well as the RC helicopter flight training school that Curtis
runs. He also done a fair amount of R&D work for JR, as he also did for
Robbe/Schluter when he worked for them. It all adds up.

Fly Safe,
Steve R.