Help Us Pick A Great Raffle Prize For A Fun Fly Please. Need Your Help To Decide

[Murocflyer]

I am helping Wes this year with the ODB-V Fly In. Info links: http://oklahomadustbowlflyinformsresearch.yolasite.com/ and http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1809566

For those that have never heard of the ODB fly ins, (shame on you

), it is a fly in that happens each year in Sep and all proceeds from the event are donated to the Tulsa chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis society for MS research to find a cure for MS. It is a very worthwhile cause and I am honored to help play a small part in it and I appreciate that Wes has allowed me to help out.

My role/job is to acquire sponsors for the event. I thought that is perfect for me since I am capable of sending emails and I have built a list of almost every RC vendor in the free world in my years here on RCG.

Anyway, to help raise money for this years fun fly, we are trying to come up with an awesome prize to be awarded to a registered pilot. For this prize, each registered pilot will get one raffle ticket so everyone has an equal chance at winning. The registered pilot would not have to be present to win as I know that plans can change and sometimes you just cannot attend (like me at the AMA Expo this year

). I think this is only fair for all involved.

Our dilemma right now it to figure out is what are people most interested in and what would make people people more willing to register?

Please let me know your thoughts on what would be a cool prize. Would it be the new Hitec A9x transmitter? Or how about that cool new DJI quadcopter? What is the new "hot item" these days?

Thanks for your input and looking forward to your thoughts.

Frank

 

[SnowDog]

airframe

servo package

power package

for me, radios are not as interesting since many people have their own brand preference and if you don't pick a TX that matches their choice, then you risk alienating an entire group.

 

[dskuro95]

I think a 60" airframe and servo package and power package would be cool.

 

[Murocflyer]

Good point about the radio. I never thought about that. Thanks!

Airframes would be expensive to ship unless we could drop ship it. Our goal is to raise money for MS research so shipping to someone that wins will be costly. Unless the registered pilot is there then that is OK. Not sure if we want to chance it. But if we did, what plane and from whom would be the most sought after?

Thanks again for the help.

Frank

 

[dskuro95]

For the plane half of this I would say either a EF 60" Edge, 59" AJ Slick, 58" 3DHS Edge, 64" EF MXS, EF 60" Extra, or a 3DHS 57" Extra. I know there is a lot of choices but these are the examples. Me personally I would want the EF Edge540.

For the whole shipping thing I would talk to the Manufacturer and see if maybe you can order it and have it shipped to the person house.

Good point about the radio. I never thought about that. Thanks!

Airframes would be expensive to ship unless we could drop ship it. Our goal is to raise money for MS research so shipping to someone that wins will be costly. Unless the registered pilot is there then that is OK. Not sure if we want to chance it. But if we did, what plane and from whom would be the most sought after?

Thanks again for the help.

Frank