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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Elwyn Aud on August 19, 2011, 10:11:09 PM

Title: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: Elwyn Aud on August 19, 2011, 10:11:09 PM

The weather was just normal hot for the contest.

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: louie klein on August 20, 2011, 06:40:09 AM

It's never to late for model contest and flying pic's! Great stuff, thanks for a good start to the day.---LOUIE  D>K D>K H^^

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: Joe Gilbert on August 20, 2011, 01:33:45 PM

Good times looks like to me, good photos Elwyn thanks.

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: EddyR on August 20, 2011, 02:51:48 PM

Seeing that Sterling Mustang brings back many fond memories. Was this the old time event. Did it have the flaps locked or moving? :!
Ed

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: Elwyn Aud on August 20, 2011, 03:12:53 PM

Moving. I think it was flown in Old Time. The Fox 35 sounded more like an FP .25. This ship was very fast. Slow combat fast. I had a hard time keeping up with it when trying to get a photo.

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: Jim Kraft on August 20, 2011, 05:33:31 PM

You think you had a hard time keeping up with it Elwyn, you should have been on the handle end. I need to tame that Fox down a bit. I was doing the climb and dive, and my brain was still doing level laps. Had good line tension though.

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: EddyR on August 20, 2011, 06:04:37 PM

Jim I really like your Mustang. I built a lot of them in the 50's. I bet if I saw them now I would think they were pretty crude. I built one for old time with fixed flaps back in the early 90's I did well with it but I always wondered if it was going to make the pull out on the vertical eight. I finally loned it and never got it back. I have plans so maybe I will build another.

Title: Re: A little late but here are a few photos from Wichita
Post by: Jim Kraft on August 20, 2011, 06:59:59 PM

Thanks Ed. I built one back in the 60's and thought it was a fairly good flyer and was a lot of fun. I won this kit at Tulsa a few years ago in the raffle, and it was a real hoot to build and fly one again. Brought back a lot of good memories. Made me realize once again that the simple planes can be so much fun. My first one had moveable flaps also.