anyone use Sullivan Tufstrand lines?

[sleepy gomez]

My Tufstrand lines lasted 6 laps before coming apart.  Anyone else have a problem?

[Clancy Arnold]

Did they pass pull test prior to flight?

Clancy 

[Richard Grogan]

I always wondered about those...    

[Phil Coopy]

I tried 'em out once.....like having two pieces of clothes line out there.


Phil

[wwwarbird]

 Nope. And don't. 

[Garf]

I ordered some once. As soon as I looked at them, they went into the junk box and are still there.

[Clancy Arnold]

Not knowing what "Spider Wire" line was, I tried monofilament fishing line on a 1/2 A model. 

I described the flight as:
give up input to the handle and a quarter lap later the plane starts climbing.  Give down control and a quarter lap later the plane goes into a dive.  Give up input to pull out but NO quarter lap available to pull out in.

It felt like I was using rubber bands for flying lines.  Switched to the woven fishing line and the model flies fine.  The monofilament lines would stretch several inches with even a reasonable amount of load applied.

Clancy

[minnesotamodeler]

Look for "non-stretch", often labelled "extra-sensitive", meaning the fisherman can feel every little nibble since there's no "give" to the line; to us it means reaction time somewhat better than 1/4 lap!  Usually woven or "fusion", etc. Lotsa brands, colors, weights, prices to choose from. Spiderwire was my first, but also have used Spectra. Watch the prices; some get really spendy, others are really cheap. Cheaper is better.