Thank god!!! there are more "crazies" out there like me that love 1/2A stuff... I gave up on 40-60 size stuff along time ago for park flyers. Since I started flying models in 82 my heart has always been with the small stuff. So, anyway

Anyone out there that ucontrol's or 1/2a's around flint, highland, white lake, fenton in Michigan?

My oldest son is now ready to start flying his cox pt 19, and I was looking to hook up with some folks...

People in the 60's and 70's used to fly down at Belle Isle, but havent heard of that in a while. Anyhow Detroit is a pit and is really much to far to drive.

Hi Peter,

Have you checked out the Pampa web site? Some others are stunthangar.com and stuka stunt.

Hi Peter.

There are a bunch of us in the Flint Michigan area that fly control line in general. Me, John Paris, Dan Miles, Jimmy Morway are a few who fly regularly. We fly at Broome Park in Flint. I like flying the 1/2A stuff but mostly fly the bigger planes. Drop me a line and we can try to hook up.

Jay Williams

Hey there Jay, I just emailed you my number. Lets hook up asap. Cant wait to smell burned fuel again. Electrics just arent the same.

Thanks guys a bunch, for some reason I couldnt seem to find those sites anywhere by googleing. What loads of good info and decent people.

Here is a link you need. http://home.att.net/~philbrown36641s5/clhomepage.html

Flint! Holy smokes. Growing up in Flint, I remember that place as being BIG on C/L flying, and those Cox models could be seen and heard in parks everywhere back in the day. I currently have an R/C machine with a .46 engine, which to me is about as big as a Winnebego. My gosh, what the heck can I do with that size? Well, I guess I got a nice looking albatros in my living room. Oh well. Besides, everybody in this area does R/C, and if I can't find others who share my interests, then I guess the flying school bus stored in my living room will just have to do. Well, OK, it's not Piper Cub school bus yellow, it's more like red and white. But you still almost need a school bus to transport it with.

OK, where was I... Oh, the Cox models. I had a PT-19 back in '87, and it flew OK on the string it came with. It did make me a bit dizzy, and didn't want to land until it ran out of gas. Are any of the plastic Cox models still flying around Flint? A few years after the PT-19, I built a Sig Buster with a .15 engine, and really liked its pull, handling, and flying qualities. I like the smaller stuff myself, yet have more of a preference for .10 to .15 models because they have such a nice pull to them (I used to fly stunt kites). The .10 and .15 sized models aren't too over bloated in size either. I don't like APC props as much as I do Grish. I'm not so much into high speeds, I like a steady cruise instead (like I would get with my Sig Buster). Perhaps it may not be such a bad idea to connect, as long as I can come up with enough cash for some gas. Meanwhile, I still need to finish the payments on that .46 Winnebego....

NorfolkSouthern