Ever since I read an article by Dale Kirn back in the late 50's, I've always had an urge to try mono-line C/L, the main attraction being that (with a single line) you can fly with an 09 on 100 ft. lines ! The big drawback with mono-line then, was the awkward handle you had to use, which (after learning to fly with a conventional 2 line system & handle) was like trying to pat your head whilst rubbing your (beer ?)belly ! But now we have all this whiz-bang technology available, why aren't we flying 40 size models on a 200 ft. mono-line ? We could have a conventional handle which you move the same way, but with radio signals sent to the model - a completely electronic C/L system ! Anyone who has watched large 10cc stunters on the end of 60 ft. lines must surely have thought it was all out of proportion & scale. Biggest advantage to loooong lines is, a whole new aerobatic pattern could be developed, simply because you have more sky to fly in ! The mind boggles when you think of some of the complicated manoeuvres that could be easily fitted into that
much space. BOB (PS forgot to mention too - no more twisted lines)