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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Bill Heher on August 28, 2009, 06:16:37 PM

Title: Control line supplies in south Phoenix?
Post by: Bill Heher on August 28, 2009, 06:16:37 PM

I'm back in Phoenix and have the Ringmaster Dan M. gave me almost ready to go. Being the usual lunk head I left my lines and handle in Portland ( in a box with 2 busted up planes!). 

Is there someplace in the Chandler / Mesa / ASU area that has C/L supplies?  I would like to put up a few flights after my stellar performance in Eugene, just to take a plane back from the field in something resembling the way it arrived!

Title: Re: Control line supplies in south Phoenix?
Post by: Bill Heher on August 30, 2009, 06:08:42 PM

Well I went to 2 hobby shops on Saturday with no luck, then got up early today and drove to Estaban Park. The combat guys were doing some practice, and Leonard confirmed that C/L supplies are pretty rare in Phoenix. He kindly offered up a set of lines and an E-Z Just for me to use.

I spent an hour doing the stuff I should have done in my hotel romm with A/C, but eventually got an engine and tank mounted. Sergio arrived and provided moral support and a glow starter ( Please Sir! may I have a launch).

Plastic R/C clunk tank was giving me lean runs inverted, so Sergio lent me a different tank- and it really helped. The last few flights were pretty good, and I managed to get past the 3 outside loops of the beginner pattern and keep flying!  There is hope!

Thanks to Leonard and Sergio- you made my day. I'll be back in a few weeks- will you see if you can arrange some sub 100 degree weather?

Title: Re: Control line supplies in south Phoenix?
Post by: john e. holliday on September 01, 2009, 04:24:23 PM

They do that and you may never go home.  Glad you had a good time.  The Central Arizona guys are a great bunch.  DOC Holliday

Title: Re: Control line supplies in south Phoenix?
Post by: Larry Renger on September 02, 2009, 12:05:41 AM

All the Arizona guys are a great bunch!  VSC and the 1cc multi-engine scale contest and the other ones in Phoenix and Tucson show their caliber!  Except that they stole almost all our Nats winners!  S?P