Four ICONS of Control Line

[Mike Griffin]

I found this posted on a facebook group.  I thought those who had never seen this, might like to see it.  Their contributions to control line were/are invaluable.

From L to R.  Bob Hunt, Les McDonald, Bob Gieseke and Bill  Werwage.

Mike

[Steve Scott]

Icons for CLPA but CL is a bit broader than just PA (not that I've flown anything else...)

[Joseph Patterson]

  I DIDN'T realize they all four were on the team together that year! It's easy for me to understand why they were the world champions. They were so great individually and together they were unbeatable. That was one strong team! USA.!.USA..!USA.USA!!
               Doug

[Bob Hunt]

Hi Doug:

I wasn't on the F2B team that year; I was the Assistant Team Manager. We did have four fliers in the contest, however. Les was there as the defending Champ; the "Team" was Bill Werwage, Bob Baron and Bob Gieseke.

Later - Bob

[Larry Renger]

It was all those white pants!

[Bob Hunt]

Yeah, Larry, that was certainly an interesting fashion period for CL Stunt. Thank (blame...) Bob Gialdini for that. He started the "Golf Pro" look in the early 1960s, and then almost everyone jumped on that bandwagon. Perhaps we should consider giving bonus points in Nostalgia/Super Seventies Stunt events for fliers who wear white pants, and shirts that match the color scheme of their planes... Nah!

The photos attached were taken in another century...

Later - Bob

[Bob Hunt]

One of the people from Stunt's history who I feel is an Icon is Jim Kostecky. His models were always beautifully designed and finished, and he was among the most approachable fliers for those of us who were hanging around the edges of the event in the 1960s. Jim made me feel at ease immediately when I first met him in 1969 at the Willow Grove Nats. We became great friends over the years and I published a number of his FF designs in Flying Models during my tenure there. I was most honored to have been asked to speak at his memorial service. He was a very gifted artist, a natural comedian, and an absolutely genuine person. I miss him dearly.

Here's a shot of Jim at the 1968 Nats, and note the white pants!

Later - Bob Hunt

 

[john e. holliday]

I am very privileged to have met and know all four in that picture.  All the gentlemen mentioned here were my stunt heros.

[Dennis Moritz]

I imagine white pants are a pain to keep clean. Never owned any though.


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[Bob Hunt]

"I imagine white pants are a pain to keep clean." - Dennis Moritz

Boy, Howdy! 

Bob

[Jared Hays]

Bills goldfish must not have died that day, he's smiling lol   Every pic my dad has of him hes never smiling, my dad said every time Bill was asked why dont you smile for the picture, he would reply my goldfish died lmao

[Tom_Fluker]

Hi Doug:

I wasn't on the F2B team that year; I was the Assistant Team Manager. We did have four fliers in the contest, however. Les was there as the defending Champ; the "Team" was Bill Werwage, Bob Baron and Bob Gieseke.

Later - Bob

Bob Gieseke was there as a spectator (or judge?).  The team was Bob Baron, Bill Werwage and Jim Casale with Les defending and Bob Hunt as assistant team manager.  I never had the chance to be on US team with Bob Gieseke.  My loss on that one.

[Bob Hunt]

Yeah, my bad on that one; I should have remembered that Jim Casale was the third member of that team. Seeing that old photo with the four of us must have been the cause of my mistake. I believe that Jim placed fourth that year. I know that Bob Baron placed second (Silver Medal).

Apologies - Bob

[Shorts,David]

Yeah, Larry, that was certainly an interesting fashion period for CL Stunt. Thank (blame...) Bob Gialdini for that. He started the "Golf Pro" look in the early 1960s, and then almost everyone jumped on that bandwagon. Perhaps we should consider giving bonus points in Nostalgia/Super Seventies Stunt events for fliers who wear white pants, and shirts that match the color scheme of their planes... Nah

Later - Bob

Not so fast! I've already begun searching retro pants and outfits. Since most of us fly classic or OTS on Saturdays at contests, I am already trying to get some of us locals (and anyone I haven't spoken to yet) to get an outfit of the period for Saturday. Then we need to get a group photo of whoever is in costume. Not just the white pants, but don't forget those Fancher style red white and blue, or the Arlie Preszler  wallpaper pants, or...

Maybe at Roseburg, all you Saturday fliers, bring your Classic garb to match your classic plane.