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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Bill Griffith on April 26, 2015, 01:38:51 PM

Title: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 26, 2015, 01:38:51 PM: I just wanted to stop in and say Howdy to the forum members. I have been in and out of CL flying since I was a kid. I'm now approaching 71 and retired which spells plenty of free time. I recently met a fellow HAM that also fly's control line. He lives about 25 miles from me and he has been over twice so far to fly at my place. I live in the country so I had the room and no close neighbors to bother so I made a flying field next to the house for RC and CL. I just crashed an Oriental (Brodak ARF) by being dumb and flying in too much wind. >:( My new flying coach told me not to do anything dumb and now .... I'm listening. ;D I have another Oriental ready to go and I'm going to assemble a back-up Oriental. I have 3 OS 46 LA's and a 40 LA at the moment. Not to mention my original FOX 35 and another FOX 35 and a couple of Torpedo Green heads. Anyway, this time I am determined to learn the stunt pattern. My new found flying buddy is a quite good CL flier so I am leaning on his expertise. :D
So Howdy everybody. I know there is a lot of useful knowledge shared here and I intend to make use of all of it I can. If Shug reads this, I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making them. y1

Bill Griffith
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Paul Taylor on April 26, 2015, 01:53:56 PM: Bill
Welcome to Stunt Hangar. We're glad your back on the handle.

Have Fun!
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 26, 2015, 02:05:02 PM: Thank you for the welcome Paul. I am having fun. :)
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Little on April 26, 2015, 02:49:03 PM: Hi Bill,

Welcome to Stunthanger! If you have any questions, just ask away. As I think you may already know that we have multiple NATS winners and 2 World Champions as members and they are extremely helpful to us all. C/L stunt is a unique hobby/sport in that regard. No matter what level you may be, these guys always help!

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 26, 2015, 02:58:20 PM: Thanks for the welcome Bill. I have been reading in the forum for a few days now and I can see that there is a great deal of expertise here. :)
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Motorman on April 26, 2015, 03:35:04 PM: One thing that helped me learn the full pattern in a surprisingly short time was going electric. Motor runs perfect every time and it's fully adjustable.

MM
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: RC Storick on April 26, 2015, 03:54:41 PM: Quote from: Bill Griffith on April 26, 2015, 02:58:20 PM
Thanks for the welcome Bill. I have been reading in the forum for a few days now and I can see that there is a great deal of expertise here. :)

Welcome Bill. Any questions just ask.
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 26, 2015, 04:18:07 PM: Thank you Robert. I like your interviews. :) I will ask questions no doubt. :D
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: pat king on April 26, 2015, 08:06:02 PM: Bill,
Welcome to the group. Don't be afraid to ask, someone here will most likely have the answer.

Pat
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Mike Griffin on April 26, 2015, 09:41:08 PM: Hi Bill and welcome.

Mike
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: bob jablonski on April 27, 2015, 08:29:10 AM: Welcome. Plenty to learn here.
Mr. Bob
Countyline Hobbies
Grovertown, IN.
576-540-1123
countylinehobbies@yahoo.com
www.countylinehobbies.com
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 27, 2015, 12:20:29 PM: Thank you for the warm welcome everyone. I'm looking forward to learning from all of your experiences. y1
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Post by: Tim Wescott on April 27, 2015, 02:09:25 PM: Bill, the most important part of all of this is to put an airplane together and go fly. If you find yourself hesitating on the edge of the pool because you don't know if the water is warm, dive in -- you'll find out. You can get better as you proceed.
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Johnson on April 27, 2015, 02:22:26 PM: Welcome, from one Bill to another! I just got back into the hobby after a 40 year hiatus. We have a good club here in Huntsville. Glad you have someone to fly with. Good luck and let us know what you're flying.
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Allan Perret on April 27, 2015, 04:06:41 PM: Quote from: Bill Griffith on April 27, 2015, 12:20:29 PM
Thank you for the warm welcome everyone. I'm looking forward to learning from all of your experiences. y1
Hey Bill: Where abouts are you located ?
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 27, 2015, 08:50:42 PM: I was flying this morning with my new found flying buddy. :) I'm located in Homedale, Idaho.
Edit: Actually my location is 5 miles west of Homedale. :)
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Alan Resinger on April 28, 2015, 07:28:13 AM: Bill,
Welcome to the forum. You have a really good stunt flyer and all around nice guy by the name of Pat Johnston living close by in Boise. Not sure if you are aware of it but one of the largest control line contests in the West is just three and a half weeks away located in Roseburg, Oregon. The Northwest Regionals will have all classes of stunt going starting with Old Time Stunt on Friday afternoon, Classic and Profile stunt on Saturday and all four classes of Precision Aerobatics on Sunday. The PA event draws a lot of the top flyer from the US and Canada and is a great source for learning all about flying stunt. I've been attending the Regionals since 1982 and always have it high on my list of must make contests. Come on over and meet the nicest bunch of people in the world, control line flyers.
Alan Resinger
Vancouver, BC
Title: Re: New to Forum
Post by: Bill Griffith on April 28, 2015, 08:39:03 AM: Thanks for the welcome Alan. I haven't seen him in a long time but I have known Pat since the 70's. :)