I am very disappointed that there is any question about this. Does anyone think that they would not be prosecuted for keeping a bag of money that was dropped by a Brinks driver? Of course not. First, the owner (operative word) should file a Small Claims Suite. Second, members of the soaring fraternity should let the thief know that they will ALL testify in the owner's favor. If the thief is a modeler, make it clear that "turn about is fair play". Nuff said. Regis
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jack Strother <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, > I am very disappointed, in the finder. > Of course the finder should return the plane to the owner. > In our neck of the woods, some of our outta towners lose their planes > during a contest, > Having to go home without them, after an exhaustive search. > If we do manage to find the plane the owner is contacted, and arrangements > are made to return the craft, > Its just the right thing to do...and we do not mess with the reward thing > either... > the finder should return the plane to the owner...this could have a > negative impact on the owner, and ruin the whole hobby for him... > That would be a very sad loss, for us all. > Jack > > > > At 12:13 PM 2/8/2003 -0800, Dave Nasatir wrote: > >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. > > Jack Strother LSF President > Loveland, OH LSF 2948 > LSF Level IV > CSS Silver > http://www.silentflight.org > > > 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.
