Amazing display of control line flying

[Mike Griffin]

Some of you may know this gentleman or seen him fly but I had not and wanted to share this with you.  This is wonderful and uplifting to watch.

MIke

[john e. holliday]

I still remember Carl Shoupe at VSC one year when his leg was till being worked on flying from a wheel chair.  Thankfully it was only one year.

[RknRusty]

WOW! This guy isn't giving up. That was one honkin' fast run too. Looks like he had some pretty stiff wind to deal with, judging by the trees blowing in the background. Thanks for sharing, Mike.
Rusty

[Akihiro Danjo]

I guess it must be very difficult to control his wheelchair while flying a model.
I, paralyzed below the breast Th6, also fly C/L on a wheelchair, but I fly a model with a helper who turns my wheelchair.
Today I found a video on the Tube that was taken at a contest on 31 Mar '13.
My model is modified Sig Skyray35, powered by OS LA25.



I had thought that the flight was good except some patterns. But, watching the video, I perceived that I was wrong. I am disappointed with my flight...

Aki from Tokyo

[john e. holliday]

I only wish I could fly that well.  With the exception of the landing and your horizontal squares that was a really good flight.  Thanks for the video and keep at it.

[GonzoBonzo]

Nice job Akihiro.  Your Skyray fly's and sounds like a much bigger airplane.  Didn't know the OS would run like that.

[MarcusCordeiro]

Amazing!!

Marcus

[Akihiro Danjo]

Nice job Akihiro.  Your Skyray fly's and sounds like a much bigger airplane.  Didn't know the OS would run like that.

Thanks, GB san.
I reply briefly because I think I should not capture this topic.
The muffler is OS E-2030 (LA25 stock) without an inner cone, with an exhaust deflector and slightly enlarged exhaust outlet bore. The prop is APC 9.5x4.0 (tip cut 10x4).
Aki

[GonzoBonzo]

Thanks for the info Akihiro.  I plan on purchasing an OS, and test it against the Brodak to see which one I like best.  I'll defintely give that prop a try.

Gonzo