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Title: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: George Albo on December 07, 2018, 09:01:34 AM
Get a gander at a young Les McDonald and his Stiletto. Most here will be albe to identify some if not most of the pilots featured. Nice video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ0OChpLtbg&channel=modelaircraft
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: john e. holliday on December 07, 2018, 09:58:55 AM
Seen this many times and brings back a lot of memories. :)
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: JoeJust on December 07, 2018, 10:09:20 AM
"Wired for excitement" was the very fit commercial VHS I purchased. I still have it and watch it every now and then.  The voice over was done by a real pro, and I often wonder why the AMA didn't update that fine video. Wait, I JUST REMEMBERED, When the original video was available  the AMA was a model airplane organization. n~
Joe
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: Gary Dowler on December 07, 2018, 10:35:15 AM
"Wired for excitement" was the very fit commercial VHS I purchased. I still have it and watch it every now and then.  The voice over was done by a real pro, and I often wonder why the AMA didn't update that fine video. Wait, I JUST REMEMBERED, When the original video was available  the AMA was a model airplane organization. n~
Joe
Now THATS funny!!!! LL~ LL~ LL~
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: curtis mattikow on December 07, 2018, 10:54:33 AM
Now THATS funny!!!! LL~ LL~ LL~

Also remember...Jay Gerber was a pro.  NFL Films.  And making a film back then took a lot more time and skill and budget.  Today, every yutz with an Iphone considers themselves Steven Speilberg and there are a million awful modelling videos.   This was professially done.
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: Ken Culbertson on December 07, 2018, 10:32:57 PM
Get a gander at a young Les McDonald and his Stiletto. Most here will be albe to identify some if not most of the pilots featured. Nice video
Ah, the "good ol' days"  when 4' bottoms were the ceiling and a 525 got you a win.

Ken
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: Andre Ming on December 08, 2018, 08:13:43 AM
Some say this film is corny, the narration awful, etc, etc.

I love it. Always have. Like every bit of it. I watch it at least yearly. It always gives me good vibes doing so.

(Sigh.) Just wish I enjoyed C/L as much as I used to.  ~^

Andre
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: john e. holliday on December 08, 2018, 10:09:28 AM
Andre,  I'm having more fun now that I don't worry about competition.  Now fly when I want to and when I don't want to I sit and watch our neighborhood eagle fly around or the hawks.  I love it when the little sparrows are swooping down on the deck getting their meal. H^^
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: Gary Dowler on December 08, 2018, 10:10:12 AM
I actually think its quite a good video to watch, and have several times now.  Its a reminder of how things were, and to some extent still are.  I liked the term in the video, referring to the stunt pilots, as the "sky painters".    I just wish there were more people involved in CL aviation these days.

Gary
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: john e. holliday on December 08, 2018, 10:12:23 AM
Once the FAA and AMA do their thing we may see more coming into control line and also telling the minority that a little noise isn't bad if it entertains the kids. H^^
Title: Re: Wired for Excitement - Nice 1970's C/L video
Post by: Gary Dowler on December 08, 2018, 11:50:37 AM
Once the FAA and AMA do their thing we may see more coming into control line and also telling the minority that a little noise isn't bad if it entertains the kids. H^^
Very good point!!