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General control line discussion => Classifieds => Topic started by: bob whitney on May 04, 2025, 03:50:25 PM
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looking to buy a Stanzel long stunt twist handle RAD
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Bob, I have had a lot of Stanzel twist units pass thru my hands, but never heard of a special long stunt unit (?)
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Is a 24" twisted wire long enough?
Keith
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I tried one of those back in the '60's. I concluded that if God wanted us to have a single line he wouldn't have given us two.
Ken
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i have ever seen one longer than 24 in only heard of them ,maybe i am dreaming
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I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD NEED A QUICKER AND MORE TRAVEL UNIT IN THE PLANE,THE ONES WE USED ON SPEED LANES DIDNT NEED MUCH TRAVEL
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I saw Dale Kirn's son fly a monoline demonstration at a VSC. It was a "recognizable" pattern.
I remember "back in the day" that Stanzel offered a cash reward if someone would win the Nats with monoline controls. I believe the offer was $1,000. Maybe it was $2,000. I think it was Bill Werwage who worked with the monoline approach for a while. I do not know how much effort he put into it, but from all accounts, Bill determined that the reward would remain safe in the Stanzel bank.
Keith
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Yes, the award was $1,000.00. And there were Stanzel control units (aircraft end) for stunt flying, there was a 1/2 A size, and a "ABC" size. They gave lots more control than the speed units. Chris Sackett from Canada has done quite a bit of stunt flying monoline style using these.