I also would like to thank JR / Horizon / John Diniz for their support and generosity.
Can almost call myself a sponsored JR pilot. Flying the OVSS as sportsman this year I won four 368's digital servos plus a new 9303 radio. And it is not only the TX but the complete sailplane system with a really nice and small PCM receiver, three 368's, charger, switch harness and battery. Add to this some other prizes like shirts, hats and coolers and the total dollar comes close to $1,000. Wow. And what a nice radio. If you had not a chance check the 9303 tour at Horizon's web site http://www.horizonhobby.com/Tours/# There you can see a nice video with John Adams about the sailplane features of this radio. Also would like to thank Marc Gellart for convincing me to try one of the OVSS contests. Was really afraid but what I found was a bunch of really nice guys ready to help anytime and an amazing level of flying. Had a chance to get fantastic timers/callers like Don Harris, Jonny Berlin, Martin Doney and many others. I won't miss any of next year's OVSS contests (now as a master ; ) Glauco MVSA St. Louis > > In our inaugural year of holding a Sportsman Season Championship, a St. > Louis flier was our winner, Glauco Lago. Glauco is from Brazil originally > and he is one of the real workers in his home club, the Mississippi Valley > Soaring Society. I have gotten to know Glauco this year, he is a real > gentleman. Glauco was the first in many years from St. Louis who had made > it out on the road to attend out of town contest. He attended the SOAR Fred > contest in June, and came home with big eyes and ready to try again, that > MOM thing had really tripped his trigger. The neat part was that when > Glauco came to a contest so did the whole family, it was neat to have them > take part with us. The Sportsman division has added a completely new > dimension to OVSS. > >> > And finally, a major thank you to JR Radio, Peter Goldsmith, John Diniz and > all the rest in Champaign for their major support of the OVSS in 2004. They > gave two 9303 complete radio systems to the Master and Sportsman Season > Champions, 28 JRDS368 servos, and I cannot count how many raffle give away > items though out the year. It is obvious that JR considers soaring a huge > priority in RC and has taken the forefront in both products and research. I > hope that all RC soaring pilots appreciate their efforts and support JR in > their local hobby shop. > > Hope everyone had a great 2004, see ya at Pumpkin Fly and PHX in "05. > Marc Gellart > > 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.
