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Motorman · « **on:** February 01, 2014, 03:59:29 PM »

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John Stiles · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2014, 04:05:45 PM »

I flew exhibition one afternoon, around a light pole in the K-Mart parking lot, in Hot Springs Ark.

Phil Krankowski · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2014, 05:42:56 PM »

How about a tree?

Phil

Don Hutchinson AMA5402 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2014, 08:28:41 PM »

From a high up window at the Hotel Fort Shelby during the Plymouth Internats. Someone down lower started the engine and launched it. Still limited to half of a sphere but this one has its base vertical.

dave siegler · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2014, 09:05:32 PM »

Burt Rutan would stand on the roof of his hanger....

wwwarbird · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2014, 10:13:41 PM »

I've never tried it, but it's got to be really difficult to stand on top of a flagpole.

Ward Van Duzer · « **Reply #6 on:** February 02, 2014, 10:37:56 AM »

Quote from: Don Hutchinson AMA5402 on February 01, 2014, 08:28:41 PM

From a high up window at the Hotel Fort Shelby during the Plymouth Internats. Someone down lower started the engine and launched it. Still limited to half of a sphere but this one has its base vertical.

The story I heard from back in the fifties involveed Larry Scarinzy and 'Red' Rhinhardt. Larry started one of Red's 1/2 A's from an ajacent room and launched it. Red claims he did the first "wing under". Anyone that knows these two would believe it!

Ward-O

De Hill · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2014, 10:46:03 AM »

Quote from: Ward Van Duzer on February 02, 2014, 10:37:56 AM

The story I heard from back in the fifties involveed Larry Scarinzy and 'Red' Rhinhardt. Larry started one of Red's 1/2 A's from an ajacent room and launched it. Red claims he did the first "wing under". Anyone that knows these two would believe it!

Ward-O

Larry told me the same story. He said that he and Red were at the Fort Shelby hotel when they did it.

Trostle · « **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2014, 01:06:04 PM »

Or a tall cherry picker with a safe bucket to stand in. The pilot will have to keep track of where the frame is below him while doing those under the horizon maneuvers.

How would you judge a landing?

Keith

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2014, 02:53:52 PM »

I flew off the top of a wheeled tree trimming cart left on the baseball outfield next to the Field House at WSC (now WSU, aka "WAZZU") in Pullman, WA. My brother started the engine and launched the plane (steel finned Fox .15 profile "Green Monster") after I climbed up the ladder with the handle. Could do outsides from level flight, but I knew that loose lines would be pretty ugly, with no place to run. The landing was interesting, but no harm done.

Local lore has it that Jeff Rein flew a fast combat model off the wooden "Wilburton" railway trestle in Bellevue, WA. "Wing Unders" would have about 40' ground clearance on 60' lines. I wish I'd been there to witness it. Maybe Kenny B, Danny Dirt, or Howard were present? Jeff has won "Bladder Grabber", NW Combat Champion, was the guy that invented "line sliders" for Navy Carrier, and recorded the hit song "Ballad of the Folken A". Flies stunt pretty well, too! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilburton_Trestle

Steve

Randy Ryan · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2014, 09:09:35 AM »

I thought Jim Walker did a stunt like this once.

wwwarbird · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2014, 09:55:12 PM »

Quote from: Motorman on February 02, 2014, 12:53:25 PM

Well a tower with a platform then.

MM

Just razzin' ya.

Jim Roselle · « **Reply #12 on:** February 03, 2014, 10:31:48 PM »

I've had my eye on a parking garage in downtown Phoenix. Stand on the corner of the roof level and fly 1/2a in 7/8 of the sphere. And then beat it before the police ruin all the fun.

Jim

Steve Thomas · « **Reply #13 on:** February 03, 2014, 11:28:31 PM »

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Or a tall cherry picker with a safe bucket to stand in.

A while ago I saw a Youtube video of some guys doing exactly that - I think they were in Brazil. They took off with the cherry-picker in the lowered position, then raised it once the model was airborne. Looked like a lot of fun. Unfortunately I couldn't find the clip when I just tried to find it -perhaps one of our South American friends could help out?

John Leidle · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2014, 10:24:37 AM »

I remember at age 12 trying to find room in the basement to fly my Cox P40...

Larry Fruits · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2014, 07:43:13 AM »

I remember trying to do that, fly in the basement. I think Dad made it from the 2nd story bedroom to the basement in about three steps. Didn't even have time to unhook the battery. Dad was quick......

Larry

john e. holliday · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2014, 08:13:22 AM »

My Brothers Bob and Bill plus myself fired up their old O&R side port .60 in the basement of the house Mother and I was residing in at the time. Not a word out of Mother except telling my Sister-in-laws not to worry, they are safe and its warm down there.

George · « **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2014, 11:10:59 AM »

Quote from: Motorman on February 01, 2014, 03:59:29 PM

Has anyone ever flown CL from the top of something like a flag pole?

MM

Looks like the flag pole is still open for you to conquer MM...good luck!

George

Gordan Delaney · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2014, 09:35:39 AM »

I have flown a Voodoo with a Johnson cs of my friends roof. Had to sweep snow off so I`d have a place to stand. Plus you had to keep it on one side of the house because of power lines in the back. I asked Mark if he was going to move his car out of the way and he said if you can`t fly over them get off the roof.
Boy the Johnson real moved.

Gordy

Bill Adair · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2014, 08:20:22 PM »

After crashing my first half dozen c/l airplanes, I figured a 75 foot flag pole would be the safest place for me to fly, but then I'd probably screw up and do my very first perfect "wing under".

Bill

Norm Faith Jr. · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2014, 10:31:19 PM »

I remember some time ago...on that "other control line site," a guy posted a thread about flying off of the top of a tree stump in the middle of a pond that was created by an explosion from a generous amount of dynamite. For some strange reason the name Weaver...yeah...Gary Weaver, was his name.

Norm

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