Hey Guys:

Back in 1961 there was an airforce Seargent Snooks stationed in Warner Robins, Georgia who flew control line with the Macon Propdusters. He had a scratchbuilt 4 engine Globemaster transport with bolt on wing tips. Powered by 4 'redhead' McCoy .35s. He flew it on 70 ft. 7 strand braided stainless lines with a HOTROCK handle.
Running them solid '4 cycle' He had to lean back to hang onto it. Everyone kept telling him that if he was intent on flying that plane to get a U-Reely and ditch that POS handle.

One Sunday while he was flying it the the unthinkables happened; Those McCoys leaned out and it started pulling. That garbage handle broke and broke two of his fingers as the center cable came out of his hand.

The Globemaster looked and sounded like the real thing as it gracefully arced up and out into a sycamore treetop. My mother was sitting in a lawn chair under the tree.
Several of the guys scaled the tree and 'ragged' the running engines and cut the remains of the plane down with wire cutters.

You gonna fly big control line? GET A U-REELY AND SAFETY STRAP. Take great care of your lines and keep them kink free.

TRUE STORY
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