Yes, please keep us informed...YNT would also be willing to assist in any donation effort if the kid's plane is not returned...What a shame!
-Sheldon- YNT uDesign -----Original Message----- From: Pat McCleave [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 3:52 PM To: Dave Nasatir; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Finders Keepers? Dave, Without a doubt the right thing for the finder to do is to give the plane back. An effort should be made to find who this individual is and at least ask him of his intentions. I for one would be very interested in the out come of this cause if the kid does not get his plane and gear back I would be interested in donating to a fund to help buy the kid a new plane. I would guess there would be several others on RCSE that would help as well. Please keep us informed. In our neck of the woods the plane would have been returned and a thank you would have been reward enough. See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Nasatir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 2:13 PM Subject: [RCSE] Finders Keepers? > To whom does a "retrieved" model belong? > > The report that a model had been lost was widely disseminated in the local > soaring community, along with the announcement tht the owner was prepared to > pay a reward for its return. > > One member of the community who is also a commercial pilot performed a > search of the area from the air and located the model. It was in the brushy > area downhill from the transmitting tower shown in this picture (taken some > time ago by John Ballou). > > http://members.aol.com/jlballou/soarheads/vollmer3.jpg > > Several attempts to locate and retrieve the plane were unsuccesful. Finally > an indivdual did show up and after about an hour and a half of intense > bushwhacking and exposure to lots of poison oak (a noxious local plant that > when touched, may produce a serious rash) was succesful in extracting the > model. > > He then left, and has not (yet) contacted the owner. > > On the basis of the information given above, what do you suggest is the > proper course of action for the original owner (a local high school student > who is relatively new to soaring). There is quite a bit of interest in the > case as a number of individuals have been involved in the process of > bringing this young man along, assisting with the purchase and prepping of > the model, attempting to retrieve it, etc. > > Note, particularly, that the desired outcome is to increase the enjoyment > shared by the local soaring community. There is no club involved, there is > no desire (that I am aware of) to punish anyone or reduce the pleasure that > we all get from the soaring activity. > > So. What should we do (individually and collectively) to bring happiness > back to the slope? > > Thanks in advance. > > (the other) Dave in Berkeley, California > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
