Late 2007 and early 2008 Horizon Hobby UK decided to sponsor two
up and coming young pilots Matthew Poots and Steve
Mallinder in the highly demanding world of competition flying. The
decision to offer sponsorship was three-fold, firstly it would enable
these pilots to compete with the assurance that they would not have
to bear the full cost of participating at competition level, secondly
it would allow the pilots to realise their full potential by competing
regularly in competitions, and thirdly it would give us an added
insight into how our products would stand up to the rigours of competition
flying as opposed to the slightly less demanding role of sport flying.
So who are these pilots and what type of competitions they participate
in? Well, Matthew Poots competes
in IMAC aerobatics and UMAC Helicopter Competitions
and Steve Mallinder competes in IMAC and Artistic
Aerobatics
Each of these disciplines requires skill, dedication and commitment
from the pilots and just as importantly equipment that can be relied
on to function reliably time after time, and it is in this area that
Horizon Hobby believes we can achieve mutual success.
