Lines for ringmaster

[philip metzner]

I'm trying to get my S1A ringmaster in the air. Digging through my stuff i found a set of brodak braided steel lines that measure .015 with my caliper, and 50 ft long. Will these work ok?

[Brett Buck]

I'm trying to get my S1A ringmaster in the air. Digging through my stuff i found a set of brodak braided steel lines that measure .015 with my caliper, and 50 ft long. Will these work ok?

   For the time being. That's awfully short, need more like 56-58 I would think.

     Brett

[peabody]

What Brett says....
Most of the better flying ones locally use 56' eye to eye...
60' seems way too long.
Have fun!

[Allan Perret]

I'm trying to get my S1A ringmaster in the air. Digging through my stuff i found a set of brodak braided steel lines that measure .015 with my caliper, and 50 ft long. Will these work ok?

I fly my Ringmaster/Brodak25 on .012 x 58'.

[john e. holliday]

If that is all you have right now go for it.  Just be prepared to rotate a little faster.  Or use a low pitch prop.  Just flew a John Lowrey Stuka on 52  foot lines by .015.  They are my scale race lines.  Power is LA .25  with 10-5 prop.  Felt good until third flight when engine decided to go rich at a bad point in outside loop.  Plane is fine.  the prop and needle valve assemble are trash.  I used to fly the log 1/2A's(Scientific kits) on 15 foot of line as that is all I had room for safely.