Hi guys, LJ probably wouldn't want me blabbing this ,but after seeing a photo of our little Lee chucking his Oly with my heavy bungee, it struck Larry that his old Supra ought to be flying under Lee's guidance. So today a Sportube shows up at the house and inside is the Supra, servo'd, battery'd and even RX'd! Complete with molded slip on skeg!...even sporting a field patch to the fuse by (don't let them fix yours!) DP and Mike Smith :-). Lee told me this weekend that he thought he'd likely be getting a full house of A's on his report card this round...got to keep that in the context that when he first showed up at our flying site, (totally annoying me by crashing his little electric junk on the winch lines.!)...he was pushing for making even some D's.... We are very proud of him and he's become my flying buddy, now that most of the local guys are busy with life the universe and DLGs :-(. If you'd like to see a post, choke-up photo of Lee, post me off line and I'll shoot you one of him holding the contents of the Sportube...better wear some sort of eye protection...his grin is pretty big! I hear lots of guys wringing hands and lamenting about what it takes to get young'ns back into the hobby...well there are a few guys out there that know the answer to that...mentoring. LJ is a few thousand miles away as are others who have contributed to Lee's soaring via the I Beat Gordy Buttons...but I can tell you LJ's put his stuff where his heart is on this one. No wonder he qualified to be a part of our National F3J World Team! (You get what you give - apparently applies to this hobby too :)
Thanks to all you soaring guys who contribute to the hobby in all the ways possible..CDs, Winch Masters, Club Officers, article writers, photo journalists (thanks again Skip Richards!) and of course our suppliers. He'll be using a the TX donated by John Diniz a while back on 72... the phrase 2.4 will have to remain only a reference to his height for awhile :-) Gordy PS, his primary mentor is our own LSF past VP and now Current VP..Ed Wilson...you can contact Ed directly if you want (and Lee) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Its a good day in Louisville :) **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)
