Author Topic: trying to get started again (Read 2470 times)

mark eisenhut · « **on:** September 19, 2006, 11:40:05 AM »

hi my name is mark and I'm trying to get back into flying after a 20 year lay off. I'm reading all these posts and everything seems to have gotten so complicated. is there anybody in the phoenix area that flies control line i just want to fly and have a good time flying where do i start?
thankyou
mark eisenhut

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #1 on:** September 19, 2006, 12:15:03 PM »

Mark,
WELCOME BACK!!What size of plane(S) were you flying? Were you sucessful?

mark eisenhut · « **Reply #2 on:** September 19, 2006, 12:16:07 PM »

.15s and .35s

mark eisenhut · « **Reply #3 on:** September 19, 2006, 12:21:30 PM »

i could fly all day and not have to many broken parts i guess that kinda successful no competition just fun flying
mark eisenhut

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2006, 12:24:55 PM »

Looking at the SH map, it looks like Ron Hook is west of Phoenix. He belongs to Central Controline club. Maybe he can hook you up with some locals to get you going. If you go to the AMA website, you can use the club locator and get hooked up that way also...Sometimes you just have to go it alone. I've done it and had my wife pitting for me for years.Its alot more fun with other fliers though, I'll agree!Good luck and have fun regardless!
Richard

Jim Treace · « **Reply #5 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:35:58 PM »

Hi Mark:
I am not in your area, but I am like you just getting back to c/l. I found several web sites very helpful. Obviously you are here, so you also know about Brodak Mfg. Co. www.brodak.com. He has a very good catalog with good information both basic and advanced, plus lots of good stuff to buy. Also, I kind of like Aeromanics www.aeromanics.com. They have good basic information and lots of good web links. Then as previously suggested the AMA web site www.modelaircraft.org.
The later has site links to many local clubs.
Once away from it, now back, I won't leave again! It's fun and challenging. And the grandkids are having a blast!
Jim

mark eisenhut · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:43:22 PM »

what about airplanes any used ones how are arf kits whats the easiest to crash i mean fly thanks for all your help.
mark eisenhut

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #7 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:44:55 PM »

Mark, For Phoenix clubs:

Chater# 4116
CENTRAL ARIZONA CL CLUB
RICHARD APPIS (contact person)
602-470-1325

7048 S 41 PL
PHOENIX, AZ 85042 CL

Hope this helps!

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #8 on:** September 19, 2006, 02:52:49 PM »

Quote from: mark eisenhut on September 19, 2006, 02:43:22 PM

what about airplanes any used ones how are arf kits whats the easiest to crash i mean fly thanks for all your help.
mark eisenhut

ARF's - This a debate. But if you are in a hurry to get back on the handle you can not beat them. You will be flying quick, fast, and in a hurry.
If you will not be crashing, get an ARF Flite Streak, with a OS LA 25. Use everything right out of the box, except change the bell crank and lead outs.
Get some fuel and you are up and flying this weekend.
IMHO

James Lee · « **Reply #9 on:** September 19, 2006, 03:13:24 PM »

Mark
The ARF Streak is a good place to start!! Minimal stress to get it flyable and if it breaks repair or replace without much heartache from building a serious project.
Several good people in the Phoenix area and also the Tucson crowd have a really nice place to fly. Very active group.
Please come to VSC!!
Enjoy!! Welcome back!!

Jim

mark eisenhut · « **Reply #10 on:** September 19, 2006, 03:23:05 PM »

thanks Richard ,
this does help
thank you
mark eisenhut

mark eisenhut · « **Reply #11 on:** September 19, 2006, 04:18:25 PM »

James ,
what is the vsc? i just got off the phone with Richard Appis and he was very informative. i would like to thank everbody in this post it looks like i have the chance to know some really good people.
thank you
mark eisenhut

James Lee · « **Reply #12 on:** September 19, 2006, 07:26:02 PM »

What is VSC you ask

Just about the biggest party with model airplanes that you can imagine!! Ain't that so, Uncle Mikey

The Vintage Stunt Championships is a large gathering of some of the nicest people flying models that you can imagine. It is a sanctioned sontest for Old Time Stunt and Classic plus spark ignition OTS for select masochists. Held towards the end of March in Tucson at Christopher Columbus park. This spring there were upwards of a hundred or more contestants there for the fun... Mike Keville (the one somewhat irresponsible for the gathering) started this event to get some of the legends of CL Stunt back into the limelight so us lesser mortals could meet and fly with them. So, we get together, a few practice a lot, most sit around and talk (lie

) about how good we usta was...
Actually, a lot of really nice planes and great people. Enter (pre-enter is necessary), bring a plane and join the fun. And really, believe me, the skill level of the pilot is not considered in the lets have a really good time equation.
Uncle Mikey (aka Mike Keville) can fill in more details
See you there

Jim

mark eisenhut · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2006, 07:58:45 PM »

James ,
isn't there something going on this weekend i was invited to go sunday but i have to work. i might be able to come in march. sounds like fun
thanks
mark eisenhut

Keith Spriggs · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2006, 10:03:12 PM »

Quote from: mark eisenhut on September 19, 2006, 11:40:05 AM

hi my name is mark and I'm trying to get back into flying after a 20 year lay off. I'm reading all these posts and everything seems to have gotten so complicated.
thankyou
mark eisenhut

We are in pretty much the same boat except it has been 35 years for me. Imagine trying to find other flyers in rural Kansas. I am building a Flite Streak and I have a OS 25 that I picked up somewhere in the last 35 years, but I don't have a clue where. It must have been cheap or I wouldnt have bought it. It is a RC engine but I plan to tie it open and see if I can still spin around with out getting dizzy and falling down. I dont think I want to try flying half of the flight inverted to unwind.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #15 on:** September 23, 2006, 08:53:59 AM »

Where are you in rural Kansas? DOC Holliday

Leester · « **Reply #16 on:** September 23, 2006, 09:00:50 AM »

Kieth: you can go to Towers web site and they have venturi's and NVA's to make the engine C/L. Venturi is # 22312000 NVA is # 22311000

Garf · « **Reply #17 on:** September 23, 2006, 01:47:22 PM »

Pay a visit to my Master C/L Link Site. I've got a good start on listing every C/L site on the web.

http://home.att.net/~philbrown36641s5/clhomepage.html

Marvin Denny · « **Reply #18 on:** September 23, 2006, 04:09:06 PM »

Quote from: Keith on September 19, 2006, 10:03:12 PM

We are in pretty much the same boat except it has been 35 years for me. Imagine trying to find other flyers in rural Kansas.

Keith, where in KS are you? There are several in Wichita, Kansas City area and Abilene.

bigiron aka Marvin Denny

john e. holliday · « **Reply #19 on:** September 24, 2006, 01:58:02 PM »

Bigiron, you left out Bob Simmons in Hoisignton, Kansas(Great Bend area). DOC Holliday

Marvin Denny · « **Reply #20 on:** September 24, 2006, 05:20:29 PM »

Didn't know about him Doc. I am a little behind the times I guess

bigiron