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Thanks Cliff, It's a pretty fun way to spend the day!

Thanks! it was lots of fun to build Two Much. Even more to Fly it!

Thank you! It's a great airplane and always gathers a crowd when it's flown.

Thanks Michael, It was lots of fun to build and it's a great airplane in the air. I won the 2022 NW regionals in classic with it. Two Much has only ever had one second place and won every other contest it entered.

Hi! thanks for the kind words, it's a great airplane and while its a lot to hold on to, it's a very predictable and consistent performer. Glad you liked the video.

Hi Earl. That’s happened many times. It’s really a nonevent. There is a slight change in yaw but it doesn’t become difficult to control in anyway. The thrust lines are near the fuse centre and this helps too. Thanks for reaching out. Let me know if you have any questions!

Control line is a significant step up from RC and many persons find it difficult to transition. This is much more intense flying than being several hundred feet up and flying circuits over and over. I think you would enjoy the challenge of control line. Let us know if you have any questions.

I also flew a Nobler in the 70’s, or it flew me, not completely sure…….😊

Control Line isn't for everyone, it takes an intense focus and the difference between a 6 foot pullout and a crash is a split second! Generally, most control line models are built by the flier and not an ARF. This adds a great deal to the event as it takes great courage to risk hundreds of hours doing what we do. Recently, we have had a few RC guys upgrade their modeling experiences and join Control line.

Hi Terry, It's a Two Much by Gord Delaney from Salt Lake UT.

you should here them run in real life!

Thank you !

Hi Ken! Great to hear from you is SA! youtube is a great tool. There are some more CL vids here on the channel. If you search two much and Bruce perry there are a couple more vids on youtube. our club is on FB under Alberta Control line flying club if you would like to see more of our stuff. Thanks for the good words.

Thanks for the good comments! It recently won the Classic Stunt event at the Northwest Regionals in Oregon.

Thanks Dennis, It's so much fun to fly, the sound in the centre of the circle is very inspiring. I've had many really cool airplanes but this one certainly a favourite! Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks Robert!

Tony! a Nobler is exactly the right thing to do! very nostalgic, yet a good airplane, a modern powerplant and it's a winner! Stay away from a Fox unless that's a part of the experience you're after! LOL. Welcome back to Control line, These are the good old days!

You'll be impressed by the price of today's kits--the same ones which, back in our youths were quite affordable to teenagers.

You"re welcome! Thanks for the encouraging words!

Hi Juergen! Thanks for the kind words!

Hi! thanks for the good words! If you're on YT, search "control line" I think it will surprise you the vast number of videos and the world wide depth of our part of the hobby. You're absolutely correct the current group of rc enthusiasts are no longer "modellers". The hobby has become "toys R us for bigger boys". Control line Stunt is still an event where builder of the model rule still exists at a national level. This generally means we have to build our entries. Thus, you see some really cool unique stuff. Thanks again for the good comments!

Hi again, while this isn't my video, it does explain the system. th-cam.com/video/B-kdv4nHqN0/w-d-xo.html

Thanks for the kind words!

Hi Tim, thanks for the kind words. Which Mossie did you build? the Jack Sheeks version? I have another big twin with two OS 35S engines and it's plenty for that! I'm sure the two McCoys would be A-ok! Let me know if you would like to chat about it! Bruce

@@magicvids6771 Great thanks for the help, I really need to get it flying now!

thanks Peter!

I had a few Rat Racers in the early 70's too. Also, currently flying R/C as well.

The only problem with those lazer cut kits are the PRICE!! ( they are HORRIBLY expensive) a kit you used to pay $14.95 for are now over $100.00 !!!

Thanks Jerry! It's a fun plane to fly for sure.

Big difference in control line is that you actually feel the airplane in your hand -- something you don't get with free-flight or RC. May not be a big thing for most, but when I flew these things as a kid, that solid, vibrating pull against your hand combined with the nearby engine noise was something else -- and a cause of panic if the lines got slack and the pull went away, meaning you better get them tight again pretty quick or else. Hard to explain but you really got the sense YOU were actually flying. Sadly, noise complaints from neighbors ultimately grounded us kids. But can well understand it's not everyone's cup of tea.

@@philmann3476 I think the most important thing to remember is that regardless whether we do free flight, R/C, or U-Control, we are in this hobby because we love airplans.

@@brax2364 Yep, true that.

Hey Joel! thanks for coming by the Channel. I have had the inboard quit first several times, the first time I was pretty excited! I ran around whipping the model in case it would turn in!!! It didn't have any tendency to yaw wildly at all! Two Much has a LONG tail and big v-fin. So whether inside or outside, it continues along happily! I have metered the fuel loads now so that the engines shut down very closely to together. That's a cool look.

@@magicvids6771 Magic, I fly and teach flying in twin engine (real) airplanes so I am cognizant of engine out flying. I started flying control line models in 1962 at ag 12 and those models led me to a 55 year long career as a pilot including 29 years flying for United Airlines. I have always believed that my flying career started the day I was able to fly a full tank of fuel without crashing my Baby Ringmaster in March of 1962. You were smart to meter fuel loads and have a long tail fin. Those are what kept you out of trouble when the critical engine, which is what we call the engine that has the greatest effect if it fails, on your plane, quit. I once built a 1/2 A model with two engines and always started the outboard engine first, which I think is what you do when you say you meter the fuel loads. I still have a Baby Ringmaster on a stand in my office, but have not flown it yet. I really love control line flying and would never fly R/C. Hey, I fly the real ones!