I had not been following this thread for some time, but was tickled to see that so many r/c'rs are returning to or going to control line. i was a 20 year r/c person, never tried cl until a few years ago, and now it is most all i fly and certainly the flying that i enjoy most. r/c is just boring right now. i too have started taking the brodak cardinal to the r/c field, and flying when there is a lull. i have even gotten a few of the staunch r/c'rs to give it a hand, and they enjoyed it. no converts yet, but certainly an upswing in interest. in fact, the club agreed to clear a c/l circle next to the r/c area so we can all hang out at the same field.

one of the things that surprised me is that flying control line helped my r/c flying. yep. for real. the ground used to be something to stay far away from as an r/c pilot, and i could always feel the increase in stress whenever i got too close to the ground, even when landing. control line helped me get over that. nothing like a bunch of maneuvers that end a foot or two off the ground to cure you! of course there are a few figure 9's and the cardinal is broken even as we speak from a ground fault, but i can tell that my attitude has changed alot, and for the better.

hmmmm. maybe it is time to start a new thread titled something like "why control line flying is fun and beneficial for the r/c flyer". I think i will get on that, as soon as i break in my fox 35 on my superfly racer :}

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