Getting back into C/L

[John Watson]

Its been many years (you don't even want to know) I built a Twister and crashed it recently so now I am building another Twister and a Banshee. I have read up this time to all the posts like shorting the nose and all. I will be using a Evolution .36 after removing the aft mounted needle and replacing with an OS nva and a OS FP 40. I really got a lot out of this site and all the helpful posts. Having flashbacks to the mid and late sixties flying rat and goodyear in SoCal and Arizona contest. Thanks for all the help.

[Paul Taylor]

Welcome home!

I hope you have connected with some local flyers to help you get back on the handle.
Enjoy

[Phil Spillman]

Welcome Indeed! The Banshee and the Twister are two fine planes to get along with! Incorporate a tripler on the inside of each design to help absorb the vibrations and try to use leather fillets on the inside to bolster the strength of the wing fuse'. joint. I used to solder my landing gear legs together after having wrapped them with hair wire. This assembly is then "molded into the fuse. with epoxy via a 3/8"hole drilled into the 1/2" balsa. Makes a very string assembly and may be removed with a strong soldering iron applied to the wire should you need to replace or reuse! The heat relaxes the entire assembly.

Cover with iron on stuff either Ultra Coat or King Hobbies stuff for quick repair and durable life span.

Phil Spillman

PS Back in the '60's I used this LG mounting method in my Good Year scale racers as well as "Slow Combat" when wheels were required! 

[Steve Helmick]

Having flashbacks to the mid and late sixties flying rat and goodyear in SoCal and Arizona contest. Thanks for all the help.

Welcome back, Dr. Watson! Sorry, just had to do it.  However, if you were to add your location to your profile, you might find a neighbor you don't know that also flies CL. Nobody has had a problem caused by posting their city & state.  Steve

[John Watson]

Thanks for the input. I live in NC and have been flying at Winston Salem hobby park they have two circles but its about 30 miles one way. I know of the club in Huntersville but thats like 70 miles away. I ran into a couple of guys in Winston thats what got me started back but haven't been able to get up with them yet.

[James Holford]

Thanks for the input. I live in NC and have been flying at Winston Salem hobby park they have two circles but its about 30 miles one way. I know of the club in Huntersville but thats like 70 miles away. I ran into a couple of guys in Winston thats what got me started back but haven't been able to get up with them yet.

I know that feeling... I drive an hour n 15 1 way usually to fly with my club.. but its totally worth it!!

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[Fredvon4]

John... as a lot of us can attest... re-treading Back to Control Line can be a lot of fun

You do have local help...I do not

So exploit that fact as you can.

BUT ---even without local help--- there is a great deal of "NOT learning the HARD way" by using these forums

Despite some wing warps and basic trim issues... every model I have built since 2012, when I came back, has flown well and -knock on wood- by using the basic engine set up, correct NVA and venturi, prop, tank and fuel...I have not yet had to overly fuss with the engines.

When I was a kid we had no real ideas about proper props, tanks, or fuels, or even Glow plugs...it is a wonder we ever got a plane in the air

I still have plenty of old school Fox 35 type engines on a few planes...but I can say for a fact--- that out of the box even long discontinued engines like OS FP 20, LA 25, LA 40 and LA 46 are not hard too find, and not out of reason price wise to get a NIB sample. The RC versions are easy to  convert to CL stunt. They all start and run fine using all the set up info here on these forums.
Additionally there are very good sources for the venturies, NVS, as well as props and mufflers....