Introduction to Control Line Flying

[@peteredd9349]

Been on the wires for years,self taught more or less. Trial and error has brought me to a place where I can fly blindfolded.Thank you for all your time and effort into making these videos.Pete and Dee from Sacramento California USA

[@shugemery]

Flew Sunday. Windy but real fun. wind is an adversary and an ally. Depends on the day. Stay on the lines. Our Spring is coming and looking forward to a Summer of flying.

[@BobABooey.]

Talk about memories. I still have scars on my fingers from prop hits when I was a kid playing with these things. The early 70's, no video games, no cell phones, just me, my Schwinn Stingray and my flying buddies. Great times.

[@shugemery]

Yessir. all while wearing Super Helmet 7. Those were good days.

[@jamesflannery-serle3489]

yep glow plug engines

[@wntu4]

What a wonderful memory of your dad. Thanks for sharing.

[@terrybrockway5376]

Thank-you for your control line videos. Brings back great memories.

[@shugemery]

We fly control line~~!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I flew CL as a teen back in the 1970s. This video brings back good memories -- THANKS FOR POSTING IT!!

[@shugemery]

Me too! haaaaa. Thankee.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@@shugemery >>> You're Welcome...👍👍

[@RonSnayberger]

I’m 74 now and I remember flying when i was in the 8th grade. My cousin taught me a few years before flying his ringmaster. That plane was easier fly than a 1/2A. I built my planes from kits and I even designed my own planes from scratch. I remember the smell of the glue, everfast, and the paint called dope. My dad had the idea to cover the wing with Saran Wrap and steam it tight. He experimented with a fuel proof glue that would stick to the Saran Wrap. Great video and as Bob Hope said, “Thanks for the memories”.

[@shugemery]

Still use dope for painting. Thanks for your post.

[@joesoutdoorplaces]

I flew R/C several years ago until we lost our field, which was an actual closed airport. I gave up the hobby because we started using grass fields. My favorite thing was landing, which you cannot do for fun on grass. It just isn't the same. The smell of the fuel is addictive. I sure miss the hobby. Those control planes are so fast. I am amazed you do not get dizzy. Thanks for sharing. Take care.

[@shugemery]

We try to get them to fly about 5.2 second laps. Fast but not too fast.

[@armchairtin-kicker503]

Thanks for bringing back some great memories. From 1970 to 72, I was a member of my junior high flying club, During that time I built several planes: Ringmaster Jr, Wittman Buster, Flite Streak, Voodoo, Winder, and a few of my own designs. Like many, I started of with a Cox 049 PT-19, a C/L plane which was a total joke, a plane which was an embarrassment on the line, but fortunately it didn't survive long. That stated, no telling what a PT-19 in mint condition would go for today. Checking one of my closets, I still have a monokoted C/L combat of my own design with Super Tigre 35-G21 attached.

[@shugemery]

Good times in the 70s!!!

[@Boggoranthius]

Brings my teenage years back to memory (I'm now 50+) Wonderful nostalgia trip. Thank you for uploading.

[@davidbennett1585]

Still have my first control line Cox .049 PT-19 from about 40 years ago. Thanks for this awesome video.

[@shugemery]

That is so cool! Treasure it.

[@marcbrown8629]

Fantastic - they are really fast. Just bought a Veron Colt to build and fly with my nephew here in the UK. I haven't flown one for 55 years but your Video brought it all back. Thank you. Marc Brown.

[@shugemery]

I try to keep a 5.2 or so lap time. Want the thrust for stunts. Have a right goodie getting back into it. kzbin.info/aero/PLahaAdtfX9ZIJYRxo9TS1hNmtMKSvezQn

[@robertbutler8005]

My uncle had the Stuka. Gear was always getting hung up in the grass. We hadn’t got a strip of carpet yet for a smooth runway. Great memories. Those 049s sure were screaming on the short lines. Thanks for all the work that goes into recording great UC footage.

[@shugemery]

Stuka!! Maybe you will enjoy this story I composed about flyng a Cox Stuka with an .049 in it as a as a kid with my Dad....www.dropbox.com/s/wbiljv1rgs3my75/Patterns...a%20Control%20Line%20Story%20.pages?dl=0

[@tootired76]

In 1968 my dad acquired a Cox .049 powered P 51 Mustang. We ran it in the garage a few times and then we took it to the local park with my brother on the control. Dad started it then released it for my brother. He took off, made 1 complete circle, pitched it up and wing overed it into the ground totally destroying it! 4 years later I wanted the Cox PT 19 for my birthday! I got it! I flew the Hell out of it! My "stooge" was the little hook on the bellcrank. I'd drive a nail into the school's asphalt play ground and used a loop of string to go from that hook and to the nail. I'd start the engine then run to the U control. Pull full down to release the plane! I have been into R/C for the last 40 years. Drone laws suck! I'm thinking of getting back to my roots! I hope I meet you at a club meeting since I live near Minneapolis! Great presentation!!

[@shugemery]

Your story is similar to mine. Except my Dad got me the Cox bomb dropping Stuka and Dad crashed it first flight. Never seen my Dad run backwards that quickly trying to tighten those lines. We hope to be flying real soon.

[@tdshaker]

Nice to hear from someone who just wants to have fun building, flying, and to really enjoy model planes. I am that sort of guy. A throwback from the 50's. We just had fun on a Sundy afternoon. Todays game is all out competition. Very exclusive.You are a DORK if you can't fly THE pattern with perfection.

[@shugemery]

tdshaker I am off to my first contest this coming weekend......still fun))))) No perfection but lots of verve.

[@chevy362000]

Nostalgic for me too, even though I fly R/C now I still love and fly C/L planes and I always will. Greetings from Mexico! Alberto

[@shugemery]

Hola and keep the circling going! Snow here now.

[@rmachayes]

Thank you for creating and uploading this video. Reminds me of my first CL plane, a Piper J3 with the .049, many years ago. Got away from the hobby for many years, got into RC electric helicopters but have grown tired of constant and many adjustments. Thinking seriously about getting back into CL.

[@shugemery]

Rodney Hayes Thankee....i sure hope you do give CL a try. Thankee.

[@kerczekrec]

Thanks for the great video. Brings back such great memories. I started in '54 with the Cox 0.049, then with an 0.15 (forgot the brand), then a McCoy 0.36, and then with the best 0.35 ever, the Fox. What great fun flying the Ringmasters with the Fox 0.35 in combat with my buddy. Kept this up throughout high school while also learning to fly the real thing. What an education this was and led me into engineering in college and professionally. I am still upright and now working with two grandsons building a car (real). I couldn't get them interested in CL flying, but the car is the next best thing. Your video is a real inspiration and I will try to entice other young people to watch it. Perhaps with my own experience and this and other CL flying videos I can inspire them to pursue this hobby.

[@shugemery]

Thanks for your post. It is the rare young person that gets into control line theses days. Big learning curve. Drones seem the thing many like. Fly 'em the day you get 'em. Hope you get out on the handle again sometime. Show them this one!....kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnvCXpirbq2nrsksi=vaqdnyVS_43OzU8U

[@davidofcoburg9279]

This was great and reminded me of being a 12 year old who couldn't get enough of model aircraft. Boy, I wish I could have seen your video when I was a kid as I would have watched it over and over. Thanks so much. Downunda, Melbourne Australia (now an RC flyer)

[@shugemery]

Being 12 and doing control line at the schoolyard was the best. Thanks feller.

[@jonno1130]

Brilliant video. Your enthusiasm shows through every second. Im a wing fan and am in the middle of constructing one with an os 25 engine and stumbled across your vid. Loved every second. Cheers dude.

[@shugemery]

Jonathon Thrumble Trying to keep control line Alive....Alive I say. Thankee. Those OS .25s are nice and strong.

[@rogernolte1704]

Bought myself an ARF Baby Ringmaster and "high performance" CopperHead .049 for my 60th birthday--couldn't help myself!--before watching your videos. Thanks to your intro video, along with several other of your videos, my wife is onboard with me...for now at least. Flying sites are hard to come by, though, here in Montana. Closest designated CL field is in Billings, hundreds of miles from home in Helena. Local RC club said I can use their field, but I may find myself dodging RC planes and copters while using edge of runway for takeoffs and landings. Friendly group of old-timers--one even offer to give me his old control line stuff! Only time will tell. Wife said maybe I should return plane and engine (?) I said I will level a site, plant grass, and mow it in our pasture if I have too. Lol. Wish me luck. Really love ALL your videos! Are all the graduates of Clown College as wise as you, Shug? Love those question and answer videos too. Told the guys at RC club about you, subscribed to your stuff, and looking forward to flying the CL planes I enjoyed as a kid in the 60's. WHOOOO BUDDY!!!

[@shugemery]

sites are the hardest thing to come by. We have a limited field for now. Hope you have some good fun and keep the lines tight. Most clowns are smarter than they let on. But crazy at the same time.

[@danwolf8893]

Wow... Did that bring back a lot of pretty much 50 year old memories with my dad... Thanks Shug.

[@shugemery]

Old school flying but still alive.

[@stevejuedes8539]

I have flown line control planes on and of since I have been 12 yrs old started with my dad recently just started flying again and last weekend flew his 50 year old plane what a feeling I got! Love your videos and thank you

[@shugemery]

Yessir....fly on.

[@dennisharvey7899]

Used to live in Fort Smith Arkansas when I was about 16 years old. At the flying field just about every Sunday Mr Duke Fox would come out to the field and walk around giving advise on how to get the most out of our Fox engines. He was such a nice guy!

[@shugemery]

That is way too cool. Love to sound of a Fox.

[@kaesden]

i remember how i got into RC flying, my dad told me about flying control line planes back when he was a kid. We built an unpowered glider when I was a kid from a kit, glueing and covering different pieces every few nights. i think it took us a couple years to finally finish it eventually. Only ever got to fly it a couple times before i managed to nose it into the ground because i got away from the cliff we were getting thermals/updrafts from, lost all lift and crashed. enough damage that it wasn't flight worthy anymore, but it was a blast. Eventually ended up buying some RC planes years later and we got back into it. Good times, and this video really gives some insight into what it must have been like way back when before the magic of electronics and radios. Glad i stumbled across your video here, really cool stuff!

[@shugemery]

I tried gliding and liked it but really do not have a good place locally. Also I flew RC for years but gave it up to focus on control line flying.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnvCXpirbq2nrsk

[@Ziet1]

GREAT to see again, reminds me of many a long hour building flying and crashing... Had PAW diesel loved it, still have some scars from putting my fingers too near the prop. Have moved to electric R/C but have never forgotten what started me into the Hobby........40yrs ago.

[@shugemery]

Thanks feller.

[@Palm18]

Excellent! I was 7 years old when I successfully flew our Cox 049 plane to an empty tank w my Dad and brother. Before that there were many scenes just like you and your Dad. Now I’m 69 and after about 50 years of RC flying I’m returning to CL to try and succeed at an outside loop. I’ve destroyed several CL planes attempting it. Now I have a flapped plane and will try again soon.

[@shugemery]

Just remember to start high and make it large so you don't stall and use handle control all the way through. Rootin' for you!

[@brucke23]

great educational video for those who don't know the joy of control line flying.. Thanks so much for posting

[@shugemery]

bruce finley Thankee Feller. It was fun to make it.

[@nohill4climber]

That's a fine circle burning tutorial Shug. Bet it will help keep the hobby alive!

[@shugemery]

I do hope it draws a few. Just back from a three day trip in the woods.

[@lloydprunier4415]

Great video, I flew control line and was a member of the AMA and Prop Twisters of Houston, Tx. Lots of happy memories. Now about 60 years later the urge is still there to build and fly. I still have a pile of balsa and a few planes. My knees are too far gone to fly control line now, but the new quadcopters are a real blast and I'm working my way up to fixed wing. Re-joined the AMA and registered with the FAA to stay as legal as possible. Tons of fliers and suppliers here on You Tube have helped fuel my fire.

[@shugemery]

I do not even fly RC anymore...all control line for me. I have a goal with it everytime I fly. Glad your fueled up.

[@colinsalter3516]

I have never flown control iine planes ,But I use to fly RC planes , And I went to a flying show in London . Andi was spellbound by the guys flying these in combat . Wish I could do it . Thanks for posting!

[@shugemery]

I have never done combat. All I need is another passion! kzbin.info/aero/PLahaAdtfX9ZLW32PEiLX2iAN7MG_ZtUSs

[@A_DINOSAUR_]

My first flight was really funny as i messed up take off and that plane went straight up and then came rocketing down, and landed nose first. The funny thing is, nothing broke, and the plane just drove into the ground and stuck straight like a stake. I still wake up laughing to that. 😂😂

[@shugemery]

Yessir...we have all been there!

[@myndcrym]

I have never heard of this line flying until today. I saw a video of Ozzy Man reviews and I had to look into it. Very cool video. Thanx for teaching me something new today!

[@shugemery]

Thankee for checking it out.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnvCXpirbq2nrsk

[@southamericanrocker]

Awesome video... I'd recommend anyone looking to get into the hobby to watchit. This is the best introductory video ever!! Well done Sir, Thank you!

[@shugemery]

Thanks for the good words. Glad it was helpful!

[@edspencer7121]

I attended the Blaine airport show last year and was pleased to see you Piston Poppers doing your "live" displays their. Very enjoyable day all around! I used to fly u - control when I was in high school then went on to RC in the 90s flew with the Flying Tigers out of Princeton,MN. One comment I got on several occasions was" Watch how Ed dances when he's flying!😅" Well.......those guys have never flown control line either. Some good "old" habits never broke. Shug, excellent video. INSPIRATION!💪👍Hope to see you guys at Blaine this year.😆

[@j.a.jackson1001]

Had two 049 Stukas in 1970. Control line of course. Thanks for keeping this alive.

[@shugemery]

J.A. Jackson That is the airplane my Dad and I flew and crashed.

[@mikeman230]

Loved your story about you and your dads first flight. I am your age and I spent three months building a Corsair balsa and tissue with dope plane. This was when I was in 8th grade. I was so proud. it looked so great. It had a McCoy 19. First flight. Lines went slack, one loop and it was in a million pieces. I still remember my older brothers girl friend laughing. If you fly them you Will crash them.

[@shugemery]

But still vivid memories!

[@twoodyutube]

What a brilliant video, takes me back many years reminding me of building rubber powered planes with my dad. We would spend more time repairing them than flying them. I have started building a rubber powered model with my granddaughter which hopefully will be ready to fly before too long.

[@trainroomgary]

Brings back memory as a kid, Carl Goldburg Combat Streak & Cox plastic .049 trainer and Ringmaster. Tisue paper and Sig Dope.Thanks for the very cool demo. • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@shugemery]

***** Thankee. Ever watched the movie "The Station Agent"? One of my very favorites. www.imdb.com/title/tt0340377/

[@iplaymytele]

What a great video ......!! what happened with your father and your first Control line airplane , is exactly what happened with me and my dad.....!!! wow....! I bought ( my son ) 049 Spitfire , and I did the exact same thing to him .....! He watched me , and it went straight up in the air , rand came down and crashed.... The look on his face was priceless..... Great memories....❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shugemery]

My story about my Dad and I.....www.dropbox.com/s/l3m4x71m55nlp54/Patterns...a%20Control%20Line%20Story%20Part%201.docx?dl=0 Glad to hear of yours too.

[@stoneblue1795]

I used to mess with these in junior high with some other fellows. Just 0.49 powered stuff, gosh we had a ball. That's cool you have a place to go do this at.

[@andymodeller965]

Real nice video and information. Just got back into C/L flying after 30 odd years of RC flying. First flew back in the late 1970's with a McCoy 0.49 powered plastic Hurricane. Fond memories.

[@shugemery]

+Andy Modeller Love it!

[@gkirms]

Used to fly with my Dad back in the 60's at Ocean County Park, Lakewood, NJ. Awesome fun times. Have 2 control line planes that I want to get back into flying with but finding a place in southern New Jersey to fly is near impossible and then just trying to find supplies is pretty difficult too.

[@shugemery]

Supplies from Brodak......brodak.com Find some seldom used soccer or ball fields/ A lot of us do electric now for less noise which draws less attention. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIW6q6WJe7t0j80

[@fernandoettar2679]

Man, you make this thing more interesting! Thank you for the vid. I fly rc but love all models and cl or u/c like I remember being called when I was a kid are awesome too. I’ve been trying to fly these but was never successful. I have a ringmaster, sterling p51 that I recovered and even a bi slob and others. I have a Dewey bird that I’m putting together and if I just can get it going on a couple of full circles I’ll be a happy kid. Seeing you fly makes this hobby seem so easy but no way it is not.

[@shugemery]

That Deweybird is a fun little one. Keep enjoying.

[@Charleston_SC]

use to do this all the time when i was a kid. started with a little wizzard .049. had top flight kits, ring masters, voodoo's etc. Had enyas. McCoy red head. Had a Fox 36x. moved into rc with a senior falcon and a mustang. have something hanging in storage now for 20years. its 75% complete. dont remember what it is. still have an old Kraft radio.. Old old stuff.. GREAT memories. enjoyed your video

[@shugemery]

+Lee Taylor Spinning is fun!

[@__.Music.__]

Nice one Shug! This was a great watch, I subscribed to your channel due to your awesome hammock camping vids! My Dad had one of these planes years back, I found it whilst rummaging around the garage as a kid! It was rusty, dusty and covered in oily gunk. I ran to get him so that we could go and fly it. He was hesitant at first and told me that the garden (yard) wasn't big enough and he would probably crash it! I insisted we gave it a shot and assured him he was an ace pilot so off we went to the garden. It took him ages to get the thing started. After he finally got it going, what followed was a calamitous series of events that culminated in a broken red and blue plastic bi-plane and my shattered dreams. I never got to see how the thing would fly, and could never bring myself to ask my dad to explain how it actually worked, because he looked so dejected when it smashed into smithereens! Not long after I was given a Tamiya RC car for my birthday and till this day didn't know what that plane could really do! Now I know, and fully understand why he didn't (or couldn't) rush to fix it straight away (the plane was probably 20 years old at that point!). Thank you for solving a old mystery of mine sir! Woooooo Buddy!

[@shugemery]

That is a wonderful story. Many Dad and planes stories like that...Dad wants to be a boy again! Whooooooo Buddy)))))

[@robertsalser848]

Man, I did a lot of control line flying when I was young, glad balancing on my head wasn't a requirement. Great video, I gotta go finish a couple of half A's and get my neighbor flying his first plane.

[@shugemery]

Nice to hear that...get him flying! My current project. Built from RSM kit. Silkspan and in the middle of painting and inking it....flic.kr/p/TNgbfw

[@robertsalser848]

Nice looking plane. He and I whipped up a couple of home made Half A planes yesterday in about an hour and a half, just have to monokote them and put the engines on, we we'll be flying this afternoon. I just want to get a group of guys flying sport control line, I really don't want a formal contest setting where the guy with the most money always wins. Good talking with, see you later.

[@shugemery]

Sound really fun for sure. Enjoy. Love those cox .049s.

[@robertsalser848]

In one of your video's, you made mention of a man that reworked, or souped up a 4 stroke engine for you, where can I find information on making a 4 stroke more powerful. I guess a bigger cam, a set of headers, port and polish should do it, but any help would be appreciated, Thanks, Robert

[@shugemery]

Here is some info....www.tulsacl.com/SaitoCarb.html

[@nsoulphil]

Great memories, my first time was about 1970 "Cox Hurricane" 0.49 think I will start up again. Great information. Many thanks.

[@shugemery]

Nothing like that sound!

[@pmgodfrey]

Always wondered about this but never explored this side of the hobby. I was always too busy with RC for decades. Very neat!

[@shugemery]

Thanks feller.

[@luigigdelucia1333]

Brother when you where explaining how you got started when your father brought home that stuka it brought back my memories of when i started ,and sadly it wasn't with my dad but my first and still most loved controled line plane is the stuka matter of fact i have one still and cherish it. I just subscribed to your channel and hope to learn more thank you for these awesome videos .

[@shugemery]

That is right good. Thankee.

[@daviddixon2166]

Thanks for the memories! I flew C/L planes in the 70's. Taught myself to fly with a Carl Goldbergh Wizzard .049 and moved up to a ringmaster with a Fox .35 stunt motor. I flew Goldbergh Cosmos, Combat kittens and cats. I still have the old Fox 35. I will be ordering up a .35 kit and getting back out there! Thanks again...DDDave

[@shugemery]

Enjoy! I have a Fox .35 on my Bi-Slob.

[@tdshaker]

Good luck in your upcomming contest flying. Just as long as you have fun! No pressure, just fun.

[@shugemery]

tdshaker Had a good practice day. Cometition starts today. Thanks...

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team ! Yahoot Naah-Goot..., Munchiekins ; thou art as fruity as a Nut-Cake... It's an excellent Video. I'm prompted to recall C/L Flying in 1970 or so, when there were 2 adult blokes in the town who flew Glowplug C/L, & I was 9 years old and had bought a Hobbyco Taipan Trainer with a 1.5 cc Diesel.... Much fun was had. I taught my kids to fly Electric R/C. Thyme moovilies onwardz & Hupwards... ;-p Ciao !

[@robodobo222]

Brings back some good memories. Still love control line.

[@shugemery]

Whoooooo Buddy))))

[@ykdickybill]

Nice one ! Used to fly these when I was a kid. Picked up an old Me109 at a car boot sale the other week, really old but in good nick. Just need to get lines etc and an engine. Going to get a PAW 249 like I had years ago. Your videos got me all fired up 😝

[@shugemery]

We flew today for first time all year. Felt good. Planes home in one piece.

[@MobsterNine]

Great story about your Dad. Thanks for the info, I think I may get a kit!

[@shugemery]

Well he loved to take me for BBQ and ice cream. He looked for reasons to go! Thankee. Hope you do get a kit. Fun but challenging...I like that combo.

[@GuitarGuys7299]

Great video thanks for posting it. My Uncle builds and flies C/L & R/C and I got hooked the first time I saw him running engines and flying planes when I was a young kid. So back in the mid 70's when I was around 5 years old, I got my first plane which was a COX P-40 Warhawk that my Uncle taught me how to fly. I started building from kits when I was around 10 and scratch building a couple years later. Although my main focus is on R/C and Giant Scale R/C, I still love flying C/L.

[@shugemery]

GuitarGuys7299 The CL got on me bad this year. Great to hear your story.

[@jamesscott5407]

Literally one of the best vids on you tube in general...thank you very much for taking the time to put that altogether...I always wondered how the little Cox engines were used on model planes...you answered every question!! Hope you are well,thanks again !!!

[@shugemery]

Thanks. Hope to fly soon!

[@lckeeper1]

Thanks for sharing, Shug! What a great intro to all things control line. The layout, content, and flow in the vid is second to none. Also, great story about your dad and control line flying. Always nice to be able to do those things that remind us of good times.

[@shugemery]

Thanks so much for that.

[@robertsalser848]

Enjoyed the video, A good friend of mine and I have decided to drag out our control line stuff and go flying, We both have been flying R/C for 40 years. I have a Sig Twister, a Banshee and a Flight streak. I just this past weekend cleaned out the shop of an old friend, I found plans for a Stanzel , Tiger Shark, I have always been a builder and I have all kinds of engines, I have never flown control line with ignition engines, but I think it would be challenging and fun. Maybe I can post a video one day. Kids miss so much fun these days.

[@shugemery]

Yessir.....so glad to hear that. Tough to get kids into it without their parents but getting some older guys back is right good!

[@57corvettehead]

Thanks for your explanation, excellent education and fun too. I built a lot of balsa fee fight and rubber powered planes as a kid. The last plane I built was a Ringmaster, can't remember if it was a jr., and never had the chance to fly it. I had gotten very good at my building skills so it was a very good looking finished plane, Maroon fuselage and white wings with some maroon stripping on the wings. Thanks again

[@shugemery]

Ringmaster is astill a popular control line plane.

[@lilcwa]

I just discovered this fantastic video primer to what looks like a fascinating and fun hobby. Way to go, Shug! - Chris AKA kitsapcowboy

[@shugemery]

Thankee. It is.

[@sgd5k292]

Excellent video! I learned to fly UC back in the 60's on a Firebaby, Sterling Golden Hawk and a Circus Prince and others. Also fly RC and taught both son's, and their 4 kids to fly RC, but I just found out the city is banning ALL forms of RC flying everywhere except at the local clubs (which I am also a member of) due to problems with quadcopters. So I have decided to break out the UC planes I have including a brand new Brodak Circus Prince and convert them all to electric and teach the grandkids to fly UC. While I enjoy flying with club friends, I really love to fly the most with family.

[@shugemery]

+Gage 2k5 Glad to hear your grabbing a handle. Wish quads were harder to fly so most would give them up! Outta control at times.

[@sgd5k292]

+shugemery I really like the detailed info about the various handles and lines you use. Learned a lot! Thanks! Subscribed.

[@briancullen1854]

Brilliant video - enjoyed every second, especially the story about that Cox Stuka which was my first C/L model more than fifty years ago and lasted about as long as your Dad's. Great job! :D

[@shugemery]

Thankee. Great memories that with my Dad. Fly on~~~

[@JoAnnCoop]

Great video. Really enjoyed it. I just turned a young 70 and this really brought back a lot of great memories. Liked your fun approach and really enjoyable presentation. Great flying too. I'm getting back into the hobby so this was a real inspiring you tube.

[@shugemery]

+JoAnnCoop I enjoy it so much when I can get out. Hope to do too....

[@mahoganyrush300]

this was a most delightfull video. An excellent introduction to control line flying. I liked the very down to earth presentation of all the basics of the hobby. It reminded me of the many summer days at grassic park flying my papoose with it's cox fifteen sportsman. it could have been more profesional but who needs professional when you are having this kind of fun. It puts it all into the hands of everyday people having everyday fun. I absolutely loved it.

[@shugemery]

+mahoganyrush300 It is a throwback hobby. Many come back to it after years away. Thankee.

[@paulwells6061]

awesome. thank you for this. more people should do this. I still go out to the schoolyard and fly and people are always amazed...they've never seen in before. such a fun sport

[@shugemery]

Thanks. It is old school for sure.

[@FourDollaRacing]

The Dewey Bird looks like a great start, into control line! Most OCD modelers insist it is too small, but the additional cost of larger airplanes is only going to delay the maiden flight! ....unless, buying an ARF. I like your advice because you actually keep your head in the clouds, and your feet on the ground!

[@fredflintstone8048]

Fantastic.. thank you so much, you took me back down memory lane to my youth when I spent a lot of time building and flying control line. :-)

[@shugemery]

Glad to got the memories going. Here is a story I wrote about first flights with my Dad......www.dropbox.com/s/l3m4x71m55nlp54/Patterns...a%20Control%20Line%20Story%20Part%201.docx?dl=0

[@fredflintstone8048]

***** My first flying experience was with my father as well. He bought me a Cox plane for Christmas and took me flying. I remember the excitement I had when that little cox 049 sprang to life. My heart was pounding... What a joy!. Those heavy models of course did not fly very well and I went on to building flying wings for the 049s and those were fun...

[@RatdogDRB]

That's some good stuff right there. Great memories with your dad too. Love that bi-plane, that's just too kewl.

[@shugemery]

Almost time to fly again.

[@scottfirman]

my older brother flew control line,so I remember going over to the school grounds with him. my first plane was a cox corsair,I did well with it. I made a self launching platform for it that worked great. One faithful day,I tripped over some broken concrete and lost concentration on my flying,before I knew it my plane had augered itsself into the ground. That was 1978. I just got back into flying last spring. I have two Apprentices, a Waco Biplane,a tiny trainer foamy I built ( I have built three of them since then) .My next plane will be the Waco BeeGee design one. I have a quad,the Star Wars X-Wing flyer,and am currently working on a transparent plane with lights for night flying this summer. I am enjoying RC,back as a kid,the electronics was too expencive to buy,so I didnt even consider it. I did build a balsa Cessna back in high school but it was a rubber band flyer. Those sure were the days. I even have a WLTOYS helicopter v913. Its a beast. Thanks for shairing your memories of you and your dad. My brother still flys by the way,as does my other brother. I have one brother that bought a real plane,though I dont know why. It is a Commander. He plans to restore it and then learn how to fly it when he gets it done but to be honest,I doubt he ever will.Happy flying.I live in Northern Mi and have only been able to get out to fly once this spring,until the snow came back that is.

[@shugemery]

+scott firman Thanks feller. Cox was in my life too as a lad.

[@MrWaRmouth]

WOW! What a great video. I thought this was a lost art. Stuka 0.49 was my first. I was stoked and this took patience, practice then develops into a skill. I'm in my 50s and this hobby never grows old for me. Thanks for posting Shug

[@shugemery]

+MrWaRmouth Control Line Lives......kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6W3o3qLd5amfa8.......kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqSpZ6GCrryCjqM

[@hudsonriverlee]

Wow. A trip back to my childhood. I loved every aspect of this video. Very well lit, good subject matter... very nice array of aircraft types. You covered a lot of ground for the beginner, or those returning to control line flying since childhood. We understand the “hour needed” to start the Cox .049 engine... once we got it running, one of us would stand out to catch the plane while still running. Refuel, and the next pilot was at the control. We had fun. Again, you managed to make a very impressive video.

[@shugemery]

Thank you.

[@modelrc9500]

Never knew you could hover a control line plane, thanks for showing me!

[@shugemery]

That Bi-Slob is a trip to fly.

[@jighead77]

Great story about your dad shug, thanks for sharing.

[@shugemery]

Ed Partch Thankee.

[@4thGloryMonday]

same story one day my dad came home with a pt-19 a few hours later i was in the air. i currently fly rc planes but just recently picked up a cox p-51 so being 35 now havnt flown cl since i was 13 think ill start flying cl for all those old childhood memories, just waiting on spring, great vid man hope to c some good vids from ur channel this coming flying season, thanks for the great vid man just cant wait to hear and smell the cox 049 running again

[@shugemery]

4thGloryMonday Whoooo Buddy)))))) Thanks and hope you get up and circling.

[@tdshaker]

You know me by now Shu. Good general information Vid. You are the best! But you must explain a little further about the safety loop on the handle. Tell these newbies what it really is. This is so your plane dosen't hit someone, or thing, if you get dizzy, or pass out, or step on a beehive, or have a heart attack, or get attacked by a German Shepherd, etc etc. while flying. All of the above can happen. Several of these things have happened to me in my 60 years + of C/L flying. I haven't had a heart attack yet!

[@carlitoswayinchicago]

you are the man my friend, you are right about all that, in my early years of flying I also had to fight a lot with soccer players, baseball, and all kind of other sports beside CL planes, they several times tried to stop me when I was flying but I flew low so they had no choice that wait until I finished flying, and then I left, but it was always something as you mentioned, long stories ! right my friend ?

[@timothypayne3051]

Love what you do man! I myself fly controlline and prefer to scratchbuild models using just plans and balsa. Got back into it a couple of years ago after initially taking it up as a boy with the help of my father. (Building a De Havilland Mosquito at present to be powered by a pair of mccoy 35 redheads!)

[@shugemery]

Timothy Payne I was out flying yesterday. Love the connection and feel and always seeing your plane. Carry forth.....

[@keithstegall1961]

Love the nose balance. For old time sake keep flying.

[@shugemery]

I sure hope to!

[@saxforth]

GREAT video. Thanks a lot-you're doing a lot for this hobby! I love it, too! Beautiful.

[@shugemery]

saxforth I thankee. I'm trying to get CL out there a bit.

[@wallyhaskett6737]

Thanks Shug for your videos. I have been watching them and they are very enjoyable. I've been flying for over forty years. With a few of them that I didn't fly at all. I love flying Control Line so keep the Videos coming. One day I will send some picture. I'm from Idaho and at 4,500 feet elevation so I have to use 45 and 51s replacing 40 and 46.s. One day I really would like to fly at 2,000 feet or below to see how it compares with this elevation. Thanks

[@shugemery]

Wally Haskett Thankee. Interesting on flying in elevation. I got out to fly yesterday...fun!

[@RallohE]

Mighty fine edu-ma-cational video there Shugrow. ... pretty much explains it all!

[@shugemery]

More to it than one would think.

[@poisonmalo]

wow my brother ! what a great video, thank you, you brought me back in time to 1975 when I first could put my hands in a Piper from cox lodela, I saved money for months until I could finally get it, I remember I crashed it many times before I could fly it until the end of the fuel, the good thing was it was put together with rubber bands, so it took a lot before I finally destroyed it, I loved your story about your dad and you the first time you guys flew, thanks for the video I really liked it bro !

[@shugemery]

I appreciate your good and detailed comment. Such good memories it provides.

[@pressplay1072]

when I turned 10 my nieghbors dad bought me a cox stuka line plane for my bday, man what fun that was in 1976!!! Unfortunately I crashed it into a mailbox but i kept the motor attatched to a 2X4 and just entertained my friends watching the prop turn that humid houston air!!!! the GOOD OLE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@shugemery]

The Stuka. Me and my Dad's first one.....www.dropbox.com/s/l3m4x71m55nlp54/Patterns...a%20Control%20Line%20Story%20Part%201.docx?dl=0 You are right, great memories.

[@carlitoswayinchicago]

hey buddy ! you rock with your videos about our great hobby, my man you brought so many memories from when I started in control line in 1974, I know long time ago, I've flown so much since then all kind of aircraft RC Helis, planes, jets, you name it I've flown it, but believe me control line's been in my heart at all the time, and you my friend, you are the best to bring all those memories back, and also with a lot of knowledge in control line planes, thanks for your videos bro, YOU ROCK ,

[@shugemery]

Thanks. Can't wait for the snow and cold to be gone to get out and practice!

[@SerenityChamber]

Dude, you are AWESOME. thank you for sharing. I also have the memory with my dad and brother growing up..excellent video.

[@shugemery]

I appreciate it. Got a hankering to go fly))))

[@EchoCharlieBravo]

Nicely done! This is a great visual intro to C/L. I'm Looking at the Sig Skyray, both sizes, to get going.

[@shugemery]

***** I hope you have some good fun on the handle! Good ol' Sig....

[@everhat]

Thanks, Shug! I love your channel - i found you after looking of camping videos and have enjoyed your hiking/equipment videos a lot. When you started posting these videos, I got interested in this hobby, too. This intro video is great and just what I was looking for in a starting point for this hobby. I will share this with my step-dad who I know will really dig this. Thanks for sharing all you do - Everett

[@shugemery]

It is truly fun and a challenge to do right. Thankee. Hope he enjoys.

[@MattC-ve2hx]

Phenomenal video Man. Super informative and you are a pleasure to watch! All the best!

[@shugemery]

Thankee for the good words.

[@mackfender]

Just building a Keil Craft Champ for my grandson ( First C/L I ever built and flew in the 60s). Will be powered by a DC Merlin 0.75 Diesel. Can't wait.

[@shugemery]

mackfender Sweet! Glad to hear that. Not familiar with that plane.

[@stewartmunns6076]

I don.t know how old you are but it brings back the days of the PAW 2.5 engine diesel engine when i was about 14 years old on a ringmaster plane best control line plane i had i use to fly with a 3rd line when the glow engines got better with a throttle 56 now and sill love the model planes

[@shugemery]

I am 58. Got out to fly today for first time in a while....kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4ucZIWeaL-thpo Deisels are sweet.

[@pabloiervolino2265]

Lindo sonido ,perfecto para la vuelta ,siempre igual!!! Te felicito ,muy buen video un saludo desde Argentina 🇦🇷

[@shugemery]

Gracias y sigue volando la línea de control ~~

[@johnkamm8886]

I started my flight career on U-controls.........some of my best memories of flying .......great days, sun, models, flying and trying to fly imverted....ya

[@shugemery]

Yessir.......can't wait for Spring to fly!

[@louisedadge4056]

Great vid. Brought back lots of childhood memories. Didn't realize there were CL electrics now. Might give it a whirl soon. Keep on truckin' !

[@shugemery]

The electrics fly as good as gas.....just kinda miss the cool sound. They are the future.

[@MobsterNine]

Just ordered my first control line airplane, thanks Shug!

[@shugemery]

Wow...enjoy and get plenty of glue!

[@JN24185]

Love the story about your father. That’s so fun.

[@shugemery]

One of my favorite memories of him. Thank you.

[@jjmelo]

Awesome video dude. Not into control line, but this is probably the best intro video I've seen! Continue the great work my friend!

[@shugemery]

I thankee. Do you fly RC?

[@valic000]

The best intro in to C/L I see so far..just to the point ! Wel done mate!!! I am just at the begin but enjoy it sooo much...and sure,got those crash landings behind me! :-) I too collect and rebuild old model engines,mostly old diesels...and thats great stuff....the smel alone..from the good old C/L days. Keep your stuff where it belogs..in the air..and the Pony ,oh boy,..wil be great ,when ready!!!! Regards from the Netherlands 4U !!

[@shugemery]

valic000 Goedemorgen....nice to hear that conrol line flourishes over there. Thankee.

[@charlesschaefer1974]

yes. you never do more than three, and then count backwards to get to`zero`

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

Finally Success! My helper and I got my Flite Streak maidened. It took some fiddling, but we got it working. Then I took the handle for my first CL flights. What a rush!

[@shugemery]

+MrBreeze So good to hear!

[@courtlandgrimm5615]

This video sure brought back the memories. I wanted to fly c/l ever since i saw a Micky Mouse Club serial called ‘What I Want To Be’. It was about some teens flying c/l and doing carrier landings. I got a .049 ready built for my ninth birthday and immediately wrecked it. As the years passed I would pick up the hobby off and on. I’m 74 now and occasionally fly .35 size planes. I’m

[@peterwalker8303]

Its all good. Thanks for all the inspiration I get from watching your stuff. i am damn sure there are loads more that feel the same.

[@shugemery]

Peter Walker Fly on.....

[@scotteinarj]

Always wanted one....had the sting ray however for a paper route !!!

[@shugemery]

Sweet old bikes.