I don't remember all the details, but I do remember my first dealings with sportcopter.
It was 2001, and I had bought my first gyro. It was complete minus blades. I knew nothing about gyros and only knew a few gyro people in my area.... Bud Oneil, Richard Catfish Oxnam, GyroJake, and several other sw florida gyro pilots.
I had bought the gyro in late Febuary, and had intended to get rotors, and get the airframe and engine tuned and tweaked so it would be flight ready by April, for Bensen Days 2001..... this way it could be test flown by a instructor, and I could take lessons and hopefully solo shortly afterwards.
I asked what rotors to buy.... All the local people suggested Dragon Wings.
I had been given a copy of rotorcraft magazine ( I didn't have a computer back in 2001 ) and called RFD to ask about dragon wings. They were closed and wouldn't be back open till just before Bensen Days. ( this was the time frame that Ernie was overseas trying to set up a company in china or taiwan to make Dominators ) Anyways, I not knowing Ernie kept several sets of blades always in stock and ready to ship, was scared I wouldn't get a set of Dragon wings in time to fly my gyro at Bensen Days.
So I looked in rotorcraft magazine at other blade makers adds and this was right when Sportcopter first brought their own blades to market.
I called and spoke to Jim and even though I knew very little about gyros, he had me sold on his blades being the best blades I could buy. His blades were a little more than dragon wings, but since he knew I was in the heart of Dragon wing country and he knew I'd be at Bensen Days, he discounted his blades to match dragon wings price, so a set of his blades would be out here on this side of the country for people to see.
The blades shipped about 2 weeks later than I expected, but I got them well enough in time to have them on the gyro for the fly-in. They were crated and packed extremely well, better than I have ever seen a set of blades packed from any other maker.
So I am a happy sportcopter customer.