Hey George,

Don't sell those Jetex engines short.

I made a small balsa glider for a Jetex-50, lit the match and watched it climb up a ways and then a breeze caught it and it started to head down the road to town, climbing all the time.

I hopped on my bicycle and gave chase but it soon outran me and I lost sight of it.

Never thought to put my name on a jetex model so who knows where it went.

Not to be confused with "old goats".

True. If it's on the airplane side of the lines it was a "goat". If it was on the handle side of the lines it may be an "old goat"

George

... R/C combat streamers? I guess that's one use for strings tied to model airplanes. Odd, I don't suspect those guys of not being in their right mind (or there right mind, whatever.) Are they nutsos?

In control-line flying, we have Combat, where we chase streamers tied on the other flier's model. ...with string... However, we fly the models on braided or solid stainless steel wire that meets National specifications for strength and material.

Last time I flew R/C gliders, power winches and Hi-Start systems used string. Oh, excuse me, that hooks on for launch, then drops away at altitude.

Similar thing with Free Flight towline gliders: string for launch, released by the flier when he's ready.

Curious, why did you ask? We only use string in one kind of event in control-line.

Some people travel in better circles than others.
Charlie