Jim Drew: Surfaces in a new hobby - but sam old MO...

[cledford]

Anyone who remembers Jim Drew will find his latest antics funny - yet o so familiar. It seems he's moved onto a new pasttime (radio controlled planes) and is making his over-hyped claims again - to a new crowd. None of this bahavior is new - going back decades.(Amiga owners were the first to have to endure him)

http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=1762034

-Calvin

[jenarelJAM]

It looks like he's just overhyping the 2.4 Ghz thing... I'm guessing that it has to deal with the available channels, so that planes don't get mixed up... but I really know nothing about RC stuff...

[slade]

actually, from what ive heard 2.4Ghz does have advantages, although maybe ill get back to you when i actually use a transmitter in a few months.

/who is this jim drew?

[Chronobreak]

/who is this jim drew?

i think he has something to do with p-ball ,

[slade]

i think he has something to do with p-ball ,

yes, i do believe that that would be a safe presumption to make.

[mobsterboy]

Jim Drew = Wicked Air Sportz

quite amusing actually. Exact same thing he's doing with new products on the was website, all snap crackle but no pop when it comes to a final product

[Triangle]

I think Steelrat will agree with me when I say that the W.A.S. board was one of the greatest boards for the Viking. Ever.

[shaunyoung000]

lol, i always wondered.....not really

[rx2]

[cledford]

[Army]

He can hype 2.4 all he wants (cleaner signal, less likely to be over-powered or interfered with, better range around structures/trees), but the FAA assigns frequencies for model aircraft control...for obvious reasons.

Model flyers are even more anal about their electronics than Pballers. When our boards fail, you can walk to the bench and get a new battery or so. When a $3000 aircraft augers in from a rotten program....well.

[warpfeedmod]

Model flyers are even more anal about their electronics than Pballers. When our boards fail, you can walk to the bench and get a new battery or so. When a $3000 aircraft augers in from a rotten program....well.

I've experienced this all too frequently The crashing, not the bad program. 90% of the time it's a bad pilot or range/signal loss that causes the crash

[Ydna]

I love how he stated he makes most of the leectronics for the paintball industry.

He was a major developer back in 2002-early 2003, but he's all but disappeared since then. It's quite laughable.

The only thing not mentioned in this thread was the lawsuit issues, where he would constantly threaten to sue people for slander when they questioned his bull. Off the top of my head I think he threatened to serve about half the people that openly didn't like him, if not more...

[SlartyBartFast]

Too funny.

Typical Jim, claimed Trademarks and fancy packaging first, product delivery whenever (if ever).



Company motto should be: Rename and patent the obvious, sell the hype!

Would be interessting to know what the patent applciation numbers are. Isn't it an offense to claim patent or patent pending when is isn't?

[M-a-s-sDriver]

What I get a kick out of is the obsessivness he has sparked on some people on this board, specifically cledford. I understand you have issues with him, apparently seated deeply.
But do you have to chase his sorry overhyped butt all over the web and take him here?
Good God.
Brent.