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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: philip metzner on June 03, 2010, 09:35:22 PM

Title: Lines for ringmaster
Post by: philip metzner on June 03, 2010, 09:35:22 PM

I'm trying to get my S1A ringmaster in the air. Digging through my stuff i found a set of brodak braided steel lines that measure .015 with my caliper, and 50 ft long. Will these work ok?

Title: Re: Lines for ringmaster
Post by: Brett Buck on June 03, 2010, 10:31:00 PM

Quote from: philip metzner on June 03, 2010, 09:35:22 PM

I'm trying to get my S1A ringmaster in the air. Digging through my stuff i found a set of brodak braided steel lines that measure .015 with my caliper, and 50 ft long. Will these work ok?

   For the time being. That's awfully short, need more like 56-58 I would think.

     Brett

Title: Re: Lines for ringmaster
Post by: peabody on June 04, 2010, 07:41:39 AM

What Brett says....
Most of the better flying ones locally use 56' eye to eye...
60' seems way too long.
Have fun!

Title: Re: Lines for ringmaster
Post by: Allan Perret on June 04, 2010, 08:13:18 AM

Quote from: philip metzner on June 03, 2010, 09:35:22 PM

I'm trying to get my S1A ringmaster in the air. Digging through my stuff i found a set of brodak braided steel lines that measure .015 with my caliper, and 50 ft long. Will these work ok?

I fly my Ringmaster/Brodak25 on .012 x 58'.

Title: Re: Lines for ringmaster
Post by: john e. holliday on June 05, 2010, 08:47:40 AM

If that is all you have right now go for it.  Just be prepared to rotate a little faster.  Or use a low pitch prop.  Just flew a John Lowrey Stuka on 52  foot lines by .015.  They are my scale race lines.  Power is LA .25  with 10-5 prop.  Felt good until third flight when engine decided to go rich at a bad point in outside loop.  Plane is fine.  the prop and needle valve assemble are trash.  I used to fly the log 1/2A's(Scientific kits) on 15 foot of line as that is all I had room for safely.