ORIGINAL: Jagdgeschwader 26
I took up RC in the early 70's when it became affordable for me. I have flown RC ever since, but lately, I am longing for something different from the RC routine. So I am going back to CL after all these years. Not in any big way, just a sport plane that I can do some maneuvers, and have fun with at the local school yard. Perhaps I will take it to the RC field and fly it there too,
So many folks I know are going this route.
It is amazing how well received a guy bringing a nice control-liner to the R/C field is.
It often sparks off a resurgence of interest.
One local club near me now has a very active control line contingent, even entering national comps, after a friend and I took a couple conrol-liners to the field one Sunday last year.
Best to make a good impression though, like check there is no one who objects, and use a silencer etc.
Also do the safety check routine, like line pull tests etc so no one can critisize you on that score.
Lastly, get some practice in before you fly in front of your R/C buddies, there is nothing more likely to put them off the idea than watching a shaky flight, with the pilot getting dizzy and ending in a wreck !!