[LASS Soaring] "Pretty Soon, It Will Be "I Beat Lee Buttons!"

[GordySoar at aol.com]

For those of you guys who don't know about our  club 'elf'. Little Lee is 10 
years old, has flown the Nats, and three other  contests already..and crushed 
some pretty good 2m pilots in a few  rounds...including Ed Wilson.
 
He is also the 2006 LSF "Spirit of Soaring" award recipient!   And frankly he 
has 'earned' everything he's been given!  Raised grades,  good to mom, and a 
great attitude at the field.  He's right there playing  retriever master while 
waiting for Ed to get his plane ready to fly.  He  keeps me in the air!
Eat your hearts out guys!
 
I think Barnes is building him a new DLG, Kiesling is buiding him a  bagged 
Supra, Drela is designing a new ship just for him, supposed to be like  10ozs 
at 130".  Sal is debating on sending clevis' or pushrod ends  :-)
 
 
Our club has sort of 'adopted' Lee, and he is the apple of our  eye.  Below 
is an update of what we have done with donations and gifts from  various 
Modelers around the country.  Still in the closet is a Vandal  molded unlimited ship 
and $300 contest expense money donated by John Bitzer and  a set of 6 Hitec 
metal gear servos from John's and my good friend (and excellent  pilot) Chuck 
Robinet.
Gordy

This from Ed:
 At our club meeting this past Sunday we presented to Lee a plane,  
radio, servos, radio case, and plane bag. See attached picture. I  
assembled the plane and set everything up and have it ready to fly. The  
first flight pictures will follow when we have a weather break and can  
put it into the air.
The plane and Jim Bag were purchased  with money from "I beat Gordy" 
buttons. Wing servos were purchased with an  individual cash donation. 
The radio, a 9303, was an individual donation and  completes the plane 
with all JR for electronics. The JR TX carrying case was  a donation from 
the local hobby shop "Scale Reproductions".
Lee was mostly speechless at the time but later he had to assemble 
the plane  at home to show all his neighbors. Since then I have heard he 
took a copy of  this picture to school to show his teachers.
We have no worry  about Lees ability to fly this plane. Gordy, at our 
last flying session,  gave Lee some instructions and then turned Lee 
loose with one of his Supras.  No bobbles or problems and even got a 
landing. Just like the simulator was  all Lee told me later. With some 
seasoning  we may all be watching a  future "Master".
I thank everyone for the donations. I hope as  the contest season 
rolls around you get a chance to meet and talk to Lee.  You will find a 
modest, energetic, young man who is building not only skills  but 
friendships. You as adults and modelers are setting the molds that this  
young man will emulate as an adult. In the absence of a father you have  
become his male model. My hope is he will pass onto others what he is  
learning from modelers like yourself.

Thanks  again
Edwin Wilson
LSF V -  #101
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