Author Topic: You're not a control line flyer unless... (Read 8053 times)

goozgog · « **on:** February 07, 2014, 04:25:22 PM »

- You're not a control line flyer unless you've glued yourself to your airplane.

- You're not a control line flyer unless you've used a APC 12.5 x 3.75 as cutlery.

- You're not a control line flyer unless you've seen an attractive woman's eyes
glaze over when you tell her what you do with your spare time.

- You're not a control line flyer unless you sold your sports car for a mini van.

- You're not a control line flyer unless visitors to your home have asked
" What's that smell?".

- You're not a control line flyer unless you don't even think of women when you hear "Fox".

More?

Mike Keville · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:35:35 PM »

Oh, THIS one's gonna' GO places . . . shades of Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a Redneck if ...". (Just substitute Stunt Flyer for Redneck.)

Okay, folks...go for it.

Howard?

ray copeland · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:36:58 PM »

You're not a control line flyer unless your wife is okay with you referring to her as your "stooge".
You're not a control line flyer unless the guys you work with, that have never seen you fly, understand when you say you hooked your lines up backwards Saturday.
You're not a control line flyer unless you have gotten more than 1 sinus infection from sniffing too much ca or balsa dust or both!

goozgog · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2014, 04:38:32 PM »

- You're not a control line flyer if you think that a needle valve is part of a football.

- You're not a control line flyer unless the fire dept. has you on a Haz Mat list.

- You're not a control line flyer unless your friends pity your wife.

mike londke · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2014, 05:11:41 PM »

Your not a control line flyer unless you have more kits and engines you can build in a lifetime, and you STILL keep buying.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2014, 06:38:23 PM »

You're not a control line flyer if:

Every time you see a empty level mowed field you don't think it would be a great place to fly.

When you find some new tool or a bracket / clamp you don't try and figure out a way to use it with your hobby.

You don't check the weekend weather on Wednesday to see if its going to be flyable.

Some of your jeans dont smell like castor.

You wife makes fun of your collection of CL tee shirts

John McFayden · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2014, 06:39:22 PM »

You are not a control line flyer unless you are checking wind direction and velocity even when you are not flying.

Jim Kraft · « **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2014, 06:46:03 PM »

You're not a controline flier unless your left sneeker is covered with castor oil.
You're not a controline flier unless one arm is longer than the other.
You're not a controline flier unless your mini van wreaks of castor oil.
You're not a controline flier unless your tool box is your flight box.

Mike Keville · « **Reply #8 on:** February 07, 2014, 07:39:13 PM »

You might be a CL Stunt flyer . . .

. . . if you spend more time sanding and buffing than you do building.
. . . if your family & neighbors find it odd that you trace shapes in the air in your living room.
. . . if you spend hours going through every piece of balsa in the rack.
. . . if you know that 'Aero Products' isn't a full-scale aviation supplier.
. . . if you know that 'Paul Walker' wasn't a recently-departed film actor killed in an auto crash.

Dwayne · « **Reply #9 on:** February 07, 2014, 07:45:37 PM »

Your R/C buddies have no idea why you do what you do.
What? It flys on lines?

Mike Keville · « **Reply #10 on:** February 07, 2014, 07:57:25 PM »

You might be a CL Stunt flyer . . .

. . . if you think 'RC' stands for 'Redundant Crap'.

Darkstar1 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 07, 2014, 08:12:59 PM »

Quote from: Mike Keville on February 07, 2014, 07:39:13 PM

You might be a CL Stunt flyer . . .

. . . if your family & neighbors find it odd that you trace shapes in the air in your living room.

Or your co-workers while at work!

Mike Keville · « **Reply #12 on:** February 07, 2014, 08:42:39 PM »

Quote from: Darkstar1 on February 07, 2014, 08:12:59 PM

Or your co-workers while at work!

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Darrell: Hey, you do that too, hmm?

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #13 on:** February 07, 2014, 10:24:35 PM »

You're not a C/L flyer unless you spend more time jigging up the wing than it takes to assemble the whole model, which you crash anyway.

You're not a C/L flyer unless you have scars on your hands from prop bites.

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #14 on:** February 07, 2014, 10:37:21 PM »

Your not a Control Line Flyer unless...

All your friends say - "Oh, the ones with strings."

All your models and tools are sticky.

You have owned at least one Cox .049 engine.

You have more props than underwear.

Dick Pacini · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2014, 06:06:18 AM »

You might be a C/L flyer if you bought your wife a lacy thong and you attached it to a handle.

Zuriel Armstrong · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2014, 06:32:49 AM »

....after five turns of swinging your granddaughter around, you attempt a wing over!!!

Perry Rose · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2014, 06:45:54 AM »

Good one Zuriel.

Fred Cronenwett · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2014, 06:50:30 AM »

You are not a CL flyer unless you visit the local hobby shops when you visit a different town while on vacation or business travel

Fred

Mike Anderson · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2014, 07:16:08 AM »

You're not a Control Line flyer unless you can get to the Emergency Room, get your finger(s) stitched up and get back to the field in time for your next flight.

Steven Kientz · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2014, 07:25:24 AM »

You plan travel routes so you can visit hobby shops on the way.
You ask family, friends and coworkers about paint schemes.
The local hardware knows you as "that guy who flies toy airplanes"

Steve

Brian Massey · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2014, 10:14:09 AM »

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on February 07, 2014, 10:55:15 PM

Just counted my underwear, then counted props. Boy, do I have a lot of props.

The question is . . . do you change your props more often than your underwear?

Will Hinton · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2014, 01:32:57 PM »

I guess I qualify as a C/L flyer since I looked up the hobby shop in Gettysburg many years ago during our family vacation. (Yes, my two kids did roll their eyes.)

Brett Buck · « **Reply #23 on:** February 08, 2014, 01:35:26 PM »

Quote from: Mike Anderson on February 08, 2014, 07:16:08 AM

You're not a Control Line flyer unless you can get to the Emergency Room, get your finger(s) stitched up and get back to the field in time for your next flight.

You're not a control-liner unless you have closed a significant wound with thin Hot Stuff and still did your next flight.

Brett

NED-088 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 08, 2014, 02:38:41 PM »

Quote from: Douglas Ames on February 07, 2014, 10:37:21 PM

Your not a Control Line Flyer unless...
You have owned at least one Cox .049 engine.

Careful with that statement.

Depends entirely where you're living.
Over here that would have been a Webra Record 1.5 cc (~.09) diesel....

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #25 on:** February 08, 2014, 03:23:47 PM »

You are not a control line flyer..

Unless you have 493 sites bookmarked on your computer relating to Control line

Unless you have several bins full of plans knowing you will never build 99% of them.

Unless you think Model Aviation Magazine is a total waste.

Mike

55chevr · « **Reply #26 on:** February 08, 2014, 03:35:18 PM »

Mike - I disagree. Model Aviation Magazine has value. It fits perfectly in the bottom of the bird cage.

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #27 on:** February 08, 2014, 05:01:22 PM »

Quote from: 55chevr on February 08, 2014, 03:35:18 PM

Mike - I disagree. Model Aviation Magazine has value. It fits perfectly in the bottom of the bird cage.

Larry Renger · « **Reply #28 on:** February 08, 2014, 09:31:33 PM »

You have owned a Cox PT-19, a Cub.049 and a Wen-Mac. For extra points, an Aeromite or a Firebaby.

Peter Grabenstein · « **Reply #29 on:** February 08, 2014, 11:21:36 PM »

Quote from: NED-088 on February 08, 2014, 02:38:41 PM

Careful with that statement.
Depends entirely where you're living.
Over here that would have been a Webra Record 1.5 cc (~.09) diesel....

Let me add the 1ccTaifun Hobby Diesel and the reed valve 1.5cc Taifun Hurrikan Diesel to the list.
You are not a control line flyer unless you have the guts to flip them without a finger guard.
Blood and Diesel fuel belongs together.
In my younger days ,I lost lots of blood.
It was allways funny when they knock back.

And....you are not a control line flyer unless
building and painting your very first CL model on Mama´s kitchen table because
your older brother needs too much space for his new Kenwood Stereo and his Bob Marley records.

Guy B Jr · « **Reply #30 on:** February 08, 2014, 11:25:18 PM »

You are not a control line flyer unless......

When your wife is holding a plane you are photographing, you zoom in and cut off her beautiful head and legs.

John Stiles · « **Reply #31 on:** February 09, 2014, 05:43:20 AM »

Yer not a control line flyer unless:

1./ You have 2 chests of drawers full of engines, props, tanks, tires, silkspan, monokote, wire, balsa, and assorted tools, while your clean folded clothes, the ones not piled in chairs; are stacked neatly on the floor!

2./ Instead of landscape pictures on the walls, you have framed sets of kit plans!

Peter Grabenstein · « **Reply #32 on:** February 09, 2014, 07:44:00 AM »

Quote from: Zuriel Armstrong on February 08, 2014, 06:32:49 AM

....after five turns of swinging your granddaughter around, you attempt a wing over!!!

reverse wing over ? ? ?

John Gluth · « **Reply #33 on:** February 09, 2014, 08:10:27 AM »

you understand AMA currently stands for Academy of Multirotor & ARFs
(paraphrased from Uncle Mikey)

Zuriel Armstrong · « **Reply #34 on:** February 09, 2014, 11:28:39 AM »

Quote from: Peter Grabenstein on February 09, 2014, 07:44:00 AM

reverse wing over ? ? ?

It depends on whether I'm think OTS or PAMPA at the time

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #35 on:** February 09, 2014, 01:45:48 PM »

Warning: Do not attempt that wingover inside until you have checked for ceiling clearance! Textured ceilings are hazardous to small children's skin. Try to explain the red streaks on the ceiling to the Mother or worse the Grand Mother!!!

Clancy

Peter Grabenstein · « **Reply #36 on:** February 09, 2014, 10:30:43 PM »

Quote from: Clancy Arnold on February 09, 2014, 01:45:48 PM

Warning: Do not attempt that wingover inside until you have checked for ceiling clearance! Textured ceilings are hazardous to small children's skin. Try to explain the red streaks on the ceiling to the Mother or worse the Grand Mother!!!

Clancy

Answer: it was a bird flying through the open window while you practice stunt with your granddaughter.
Unluckyli the bird crossed your circle,......such a dump ass.
A bicycle helmet could help.
But keep in mind, a few years later she will have a "go" for the "BIG LOOPS" at the rollercoaster all day long.
Afterall, maybe she becomes a full size Aerobatic Pilot a few years later.
Talking about the bird....maybe he´s the guilty one.

Avaiojet · « **Reply #37 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:46:47 AM »

You're not a control line flyer unless you've taken at least one cheap shot at Avaiojet.

Well OK, maybe two or three or more.

James D. Hayes · « **Reply #38 on:** February 10, 2014, 04:31:22 PM »

I'm a control line flyer, I live in a apartment and my build table is next to my bed!!!!!! My wife loves it.....

Jim Hayes

Mike Keville · « **Reply #39 on:** February 10, 2014, 06:01:44 PM »

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on February 10, 2014, 05:17:00 PM

To be a control line flyer, one must actually finish and fly said model...

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Something in there about "When Hell freezes over"?

Larry Renger · « **Reply #40 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:09:27 PM »

Is it possible to take a cheap shot at Aviojet?

Mike Keville · « **Reply #41 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:16:05 PM »

No "cheap shots" involved - merely honest opinions.

John Stiles · « **Reply #42 on:** February 11, 2014, 07:22:20 AM »

Quote from: James D. Hayes on February 10, 2014, 04:31:22 PM

I'm a control line flyer, I live in a apartment and my build table is next to my bed!!!!!! My wife loves it.....

Jim Hayes

I bet she does...mine moved into the guest room! I hafta be really good, or at least have a note from the doctor to get in there! LOL

RC Storick · « **Reply #43 on:** February 11, 2014, 07:22:39 AM »

enough on Aviojet please

Scott Richlen · « **Reply #44 on:** February 11, 2014, 07:44:17 AM »

You're not a control line flyer unless...

you have dreams about the hobby shops you visited in the 1950s or 60s and wish they were still there...

Dwayne · « **Reply #45 on:** February 11, 2014, 07:45:41 AM »

Quote from: Larry Renger on February 08, 2014, 09:31:33 PM

You have owned a Cox PT-19, a Cub.049 and a Wen-Mac. For extra points, an Aeromite or a Firebaby.

You kidding, I still have them...lol

Avaiojet · « **Reply #46 on:** February 11, 2014, 07:51:21 AM »

Quote from: Scott Richlen on February 11, 2014, 07:44:17 AM

You're not a control line flyer unless...

you have dreams about the hobby shops you visited in the 1950s or 60s and wish they were still there...

Scott,

You nailed it!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #47 on:** February 11, 2014, 09:10:09 AM »

So true Scott.

Randy Ryan · « **Reply #48 on:** February 11, 2014, 11:32:00 AM »

"You have owned a Cox PT-19, a Cub.049 and a Wen-Mac. For extra points, an Aeromite or a Firebaby." Larry Renger

I scored 100% Do multiples up the score?

James C. Johnson · « **Reply #49 on:** February 11, 2014, 12:40:50 PM »

You're not a control line flyer unless...

you are the guy that spent $93.00 on the 30 sheets of GM silkspan this past week on eBay...

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