John wrote:
Was following the Sparrowhawk thread and like the post concerning
sponsering a glider at a contest to gain exposure.

A perhaps better idea would be for Sparrowhawk, Apis, Silent, etc. to
loan a glider to the big soaring sites (Bermuda High, Seminole Lake,
Minden, Turf, etc.). That way many people would rent these gliders
and the glider manufactures would gain a broad exposure.

Is this not a good way to build market presence?

I don't know the specifics of renting experimentals, but I suspect
some of these are experimental. Also, I wonder how insurance
goes (esp for Sparrowhawk). Can one rent experimentals commercially,
or just in clubs? I honestly don't know (it's
never come up before).

And Gary Ittner or John Kemp in an Apis is gonna sell more than
having one sitting around the club. Kinda like Tiger Woods
using golf clubs. No matter what he uses, they're gonna
look like great clubs chuckle.



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