I feel like I’m listening to a beloved uncle tell me about their hobby..and it’s so wholesome :’) thanks for informing me as I dive down this rabbit hole.

Used to fly a 1.3 Mills powered Phantom back in the late 1940s great fun. Moved on to Free Flight. Radio control was rare.

Thanks so much for your great explanations and flying. I flew control-line with a Ringmaster and a.35 engine about 65 years ago. Still exciting and so satisfying to see that great sport continuing. From Minnesota, too. We used to fly at "Wold-Chamberlin", remember that field? I've still got the .35 engine. Recently offered it to my son and grandson, interested to see if they want to continue the flying tradition. Thanks again.

I grew up with this in the 50s. Haven't done it in a long time. I liked the feel of the pull.

Thanks for the videos!!! this takes me waaaay back into the early 70's, lugging around a plastic stuka or a pt trainer with .049's and a round tall dry cell battery in my bag, along with a can of cox fuel, wow, still have some of those old engines from years ago, might just take this up again.

Brings back memories of my Fox .35 and Sterling Ring Master. Those old kits could take weeks to build if you worked at it some everyday. Decals on, wheels on, prop on, get my flight box, tank is full...GO! AMA pattern practice time. Love it Shug. Thanks my friend.

When I was in grade 7-8 the shop teacher mr Takach (spelling) ran a fly-by-line club after school. This has brought back some really fond memories. Thanks!

This looks a LOT harder than RC. Dad started out with this and has flying for 60+ years. I learned RC from the best, but this is a whole nother level.

Diving so many hours of what I can only imagine to be frustratingly detailed work toward the ground sounds like a great thrill! Even from the comfort of my couch I was worried for your planes on those dives! This sport looks like a lot of fun!

Man, I can still smell it after all these years. What a surprise to stumble into you here, Shug! Searched for control-line videos and found my favorite cold-weather camping vlogger.

I never knew CL was that technical. I flew glo/gas RC then went electric and ultimately drone. Fun hobby to get into.

I am now 58, in my youth I came third in the Nationals competing in 1/2A combat, I won a sports council award from local authority, for competing in a national sports activity. They did not know that there were only 3 entries in that class :) My pit crew were not great at getting the most out of my Frog 150, shame must have another go at control line.

That treacherous outside square... Love it.. Keep it up Shug, tight lines!

Though I am teacher of English in school, after classes I also teach my pupils how to build and fly model airplanes. Of course I use your tips. Thanks a bundle. May God bless you!

Scored two control line plane's today at the TCRC auction very excited to fly them this summer.

When I was a kid, every summer at a local school, they used to have a control line rodeo. I always enjoyed watching the dog fights - that is where they had ribbons on the tails and the controllers had to fight each other. Fantastic stuff and very exciting!

Another great vid....Thanks. Gasers may be messy but dealing with liPo batteries isn't issue free either. Looking forward more to more flying vids.

been flying RC for 26 years.... and didnt know squat about control line. Thanks for the info!

I used to do that way back when I was 12 yrs. old with my .049 Babe Bee on a Stuntmaster. I can appreciate your piloting skills. I remember crashing mine about every 3rd flight. We used to go to watch competitions. There were 2 pilots at the center of the circle trying to cut the tail off the opponent's plane. Do they still do that? It was fun to watch! Good memories!

Very nice sir. I had no idea they still flew "U" controlled planes anymore. I tried to fly my first, and last plane back in 1950. It had a an .049 engine in it if I remember correctly. I remember the battery was one of those large round 1.5v dry cells. I remember spending quite a few hours build the plane and the flight lasted at best less than 3 seconds, straight up to about 10 foot and then straight down. The plane was in pieces and the engine must have swallowed some dirt because it was hard to turn over. It's funny I haven't thought about that long ago afternoon until I came across your video. Good job.

Huh. I had no idea. I had never heard of this hobby before finding Shug. Pretty cool.

That was an awesome video the best I ever saw explaining step-by-step About control Flying. I assume you can fly aerobatics with small airplanes to....

Not a hobby for me but I always enjoy your control line vids. It’s always fun to see someone passionate about one of their hobbies. Take care Shug

one of the best c/l videos on the internet

I would get a buzz to if i would keep my thumb on top, but i don’t... it was a blast watching you maneuvering the plane. You rock! Best regards -Yves

I grew up in Reading PA I'm 56yrs old we still have Drenkle Field. On top of skyline drive. I had two favorite planes. My spitfire was my favorite. My Dad n Brother both got dizzy but I never did. I loved seeing people still do flying like this.

Good flying Shug. You know I only gave up control line when I started hang gliding. Then I started RC sail planes. Gave me something to do when I was waiting around for hang gliding conditions to improve.

Gosh golly, you are quite good with that bird, it's a big ole beast too!

Fantastic job Sir, thank you for sharing your passion............i loved it from engine start to finish, narrative awesome

Loved your video I flew a couple of times your self control line but I mainly flu free flight and the radio control fluid her about 67 years and then unfortunately I lost my site I got very little sight laugh I can watch your videos and see a little bit of it and I really enjoy it brings back a lot of memories I also just love your backpacking videos good job keep it up and enjoy it that’s all I really have left to do take care

Loved watching the patterns from that camera view. With all the "line and fuel" jargon reminds me of hammock and cannisters stuff. Thanks for the video Shug and keep tight lines

That's pretty cool shug. Way more involved than setting a hammock! Have fun.

Hey Shug! This is what I love about your Channel you switch things up ( which in my opinion) keeps it interesting! It's always entertaining!

So much fun! I remember flying (some) with my dad, brother and cousin back about 45 years ago.....

Being a poi spinner and prop manipulator, flow artist, and skill toy enthusiast CL seems like the most interesting type of flying. I want to have something with "feel" to tell me about my aircraft. I want something with a small internal combustion engine too! Also the fact that you don't need to abide by the FAA stuff regarding drones like you do with RC is nice.

Great video. Can't spin in a circle for long anymore.

Tower Hobbies...that takes me back. I remember my first R/C helicopter I bought from them when I was in college. A nexus .30. I remember thinking, I'm a commercial pilot, this should be a breeze....I remember being wrong too, that thing went into about 30 pieces when it hit the ground. Incidentally, learning to fly R/C helicopters, you also get very good at repairing them too.

That is so cool I had 2 cox control line planes when I was a kid I was able to go in a circle and land without crashing Never tried stunts

I never did control line flight, but I was deep into RC flying at one time. My favorite plane was a 1/5th scale Piper Cub. I loved that slow and lazy flight...

I was going to make a hammock joke, but then I thought better of it. The Shug is all business here. I will say in all seriousness that a) this looks like an easy way to lose a finger, and b) this makes the most complicated hammock rig seem simple. Thanks for sharing!

Love it. It brings back some good memories. Use to get the Kmart special. I think it was a p 59. Something like that. It was yellow and blue and was held together by rubber bands. If you crashe'd it you just put it back together with new rubber bands. It was great for us newbies😃

Ever notice Shug is always "clowning" around on all of his other types of video, but man, when it comes to control line he is serious!

I kinda get why you put your thumb on top Shug. It gives you a better feel and control.

My late friend, Frank, wanted to fly control line one last time for the bucket list, but couldn't find a club in Davenport, Iowa. He said the local R/C shop literally laughed in his face when he enquired about such clubs. After he was gone, 5/18, a KZfaq search found you, and what an awesome flyer you certainly are! One of these days, when you're at the field, could you do a flight for Frank? Best Regards, Mike

Really enjoyed the wrist cam and commentary.

Wow Shug that's amazing I couldn't imagine how many planes I would break trying to do that

Nice work on your videos. Brings me back to when I flew stunt in the early 70's. I had a scratch built Ares looking bird but bigger with an ST 46. After seeing your videos I dug out my old slow combat planes and ordered a Gotcha Streak firm Phil Cartier. Got the bug back. Still enjoy RC but can't wait to fly control line again. Thanks for all the great videos and information. Glenn

Excellent video , and yes, it does require consintration.

Great Commentary on the process.

Thank you for explaining in layman’s terms!!

I hadn't flown control line in foreeeeever. Last time I did was likely in the early 80s on a COX plane. Good times.. Good times..

Nice job on the video Shug! You do the hobby good bruther. I've been burn'n the circle up myself trying to get tuned up for some up coming contests. Practice Practice Practice.

Shug, Great to see a new video on C/L buddy! I enjoy you work please keep them coming. I watch them again and again. Thanks man

Very cool! I've never seen this done before. Looks fun.

Yup, a wild ride while you primed up. Pretty wild one during the flight too! And that was all good. I think that was the cheese that attracted me 50 years ago, the wild ride! You do better than I did! It was girls and the mess that lead me astray. When I came back to model airplanes I landed in sailplanes. Kinda the same thing, round d' round at 75' or bust, sailplanes, find lift or sink! Them R/C power boys got it easy, step on the gas and go, nothing to that . . . ;>) New speed record for model airplane 545 mph with a sailplane. It's here on the Tube, FASTEST RC AIRPLANE IN THE WORLD. Thank You for sharing some nice flying!

I did this when I was a kid. My mother tossed it all out. I had a big box of parts for flying these planes.it is fun. I made a few planes from scratch with my dad it was a fun hobby. Only if my mother had not thrown it out years ago. I was asking about it when I was moving out about 20 years ago. She said I threw it in the trash. She cleaned out my closet when I was moving out without asking me. I was very upset.

Great vid, thanks for teaching us a bit about control line Shug. I've watched a number of your control line vids but never really knew much about them. I loved the camera work with the wrist view and third person view so we could get a better picture of the hand movements. Looks like fun woo buddy!

Great video and explanations, Shug. I am feeling the pull of control line. Looking forward to flying a few this weekend.

Love your passion you bring to your videos. Thanks for sharing.

Good, clear information ✈

Neat, now I know, fairly interesting from my perspective as a pilot.

never seen this before knew nothing about it.... very cool whoo buddy.... you make it look easy.... my 15 hours of build time would be 10 seconds of flying and boom pieces everywhere

great job shug! loved the wrist cam

Really like the CL videos. And the hiking videos....and the BBQ cooking videos....hmmm, and the BBQ dining videos. And I juggle, so I like those too!

I'd never heard of this before, seems more accessible than starting with RC. very cool

I need to git to selling enough of those Grit Papers so I can get my own control line airplane....used to lust over the ads in Boys Life magazine back in the 1960's Good on ya, Shug !!!

Spligum? That’s a new one on me lol. The universal comment by flyers of all types, I’m happy if it lands in one piece 👍. Thanks for the intro to line flying buddy.

Very impressive, I spent enough money learning to fly using a radio. I would be going through the planes if i tried control line even though I fly a lot of inverted and doing inverted figure 8.

Very nice.

I'm a lefty too Shug. I flew with my elbow tucked in. Forearm and wrist control only. Clinched hand, No thumb on top. I never extended my arm out unless I was in trouble...or in Dog Fights. (two plane streamer cutting battles everyone, no actual dogs fighting..)

Cool! Great shoot, Shug, thanks for sharing! Learned something new today.

Gotta say I didn't think this was something that would interest me. I've seen your other control lime videos, but having this explanation makes it much more interesting. I guess it's because now I can watch with more info and that keeps me engaged. Thanks.

Great job, i felt like i was 12 again!

Very good! Big help. Waiting for part 2!

Great video! I love your hammock & camping videos and you make control line flying very fun and interesting. I personally prefer rc flying with glow engines. Ever try that? One idea you may consider for ease of clean up is to use a tuned pipe on your Strega. Even if it’s not tuned to your engine it keeps the slime at or past the tail.

Wow, I'm almost 61 and my very first time knowing about or seeing guideline flying, and I just thought I was well traveled😂😂😂

Hi I came across your videos and thought I would get back into c/l flying again I came across my old engines and wondered if I still could do it .I started when I was 12 that was in 1957 today I'm 76 with want I hope I can.

Good video many thanks

Hey, i'm 66, and now gonna get back into building control line since i was a teen in the 60's. I now bought on ebay many kits, and some from brodack. Just put up my table and all engines and supplies. Watching your videos.....as i remember should not the inside wing be about an inch or two longer than the outside wing? Or the same with just a small weight on the outside wing ? Thanx

I could never fly control line.But I have been flying Radio Control for about 40 years now.Control line looks very hard to do because all the flying takes place very low to the ground.No margin of error.In R/C we fly 9 mistakes high.

I was wondering if you wiped down with the good old trusty Windex, ha ha. It really throws me for a loop seeing you fly left-handed cause I'm right-handed.

Ever thought about painting your wife's name on your plane sorta like Ernst Kessel did?Thanks for the video.I enjoyed seeing all the gadgets and tools too.

Sir i have watched your videos a loot, your absolutely brilliant, i cant even come close to you,Sir iam from India and i have a advanced controlline aeromodel calld gret gun, its a well built model with only elevator moment, Sir i tend to raise my hand a loot when the model takes off and it goes too high and then there is a slack which makes it unctrolable resulting in crash quite a number of times.Plzz Advice as to what my hand moments should be during take off and what are the steps taken to curb my habbit and have a clean take off, the lines are 50 feet and i use a 3.2 sharma diesel engine which is very smooth and powerfull..your advice is eagerly awaited,Thank you..

Enjoying your videos. The camera on the wrist was a good idea, but the camera is a little low and parts get blocked I was noticing the way you stand, a headband for your camera or a hat mount would give us your view almost. Thanks for sharing your hobby, I've done RC before, and hadn't really learned about control line until I found your vids.

Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 30 Sep 20.

Very interesting view. Great job as always. Passing this on to rest of the Pirates. Thanks. Terry&thepirates

Cool stuff Shug, but I think I'll stick with archery as my "other" hobby! However, it doesn't surprise me at all that you fly control line, it just kinda fits with your personality!

I thought these were more like the kites you see at the beach. I didn't know they had flaps and elevators. Quite interesting.

Hi! I am building a small scale control line plane and I am tethering it to the ground, so I can fly in circles. I am going to use a transmitter to apply throttle and elevator only. Question is: How long of a line do I use to keep the centripetal force in order for the plane to have have enough flying power. I am using a high pitch rotor... one cell battery!

Looks like fun

Nice vid Shug! I always gotta give you my 2cents tho, don't mind me. I only do it cause I care and like to help and share. I've been a stunt flier for over 30yrs. Your thumb means nothing. If you like it, do it! Anyone tells you different, tell'em to go pound sand! Just be consistent with it. Only try changing if you think you might gain something or if ur somehow forced to. The only other thing I must say is that motor is NOT happy. You should be using way more fuel. At least closer to the 5.5-6oz. range. You need a much bigger venturi, brother. You can be making WAY more horsepower, running the engine much cooler, and not stressing it near as much. Its a win-win-win. We're only ever concerned with economy if we're forced to, like if we can't get a long enough run or if atmospheric conditions change drastically or something, but that's a topic for another time. Stay cool, Shug! I love u r stuff! Keep bringin'it! I'm smokin' a 15lb. brisket tomorrow. WHOOO BUDDYYY!!! Peace!

Wing tip weight question answered, thanks. Now is there any built-in right rudder? My 1/2a LIl' Wizard had it, a fun pane to build and fly as a kid.

Love your videos Shug! Very informative...Thanks for this one especially!

You inspire me to learn this noble hobby, Shug. Thanks for taking the time to makeyour videos - unselfish folk like you make the world better :) Best wishes from England.

Pretty cool Shug. Thanks for the breakdown.

I started with control line flying going onto scale c/l,we have nowhere to fly power in a circle like you can there,noise issues and its concentrated,I can see your passion and never realised this type of flying was still popular,where do you get things like control line wire,bellcranks etc ? I never realised that there were control line ARTF's either ? anyway I enjoyed your hands on talk on this kind of flying.

Sad but understandable. I've always enjoyed your control line videos more than others on youtube. They hold a definite interest because of your attitude and enthusiasm. They are becoming fewer and farther apart. Sad. But, it's understandable. Last time I checked, your latest trail video had 10.4K views in 4 days, while this video received 4.5K in one MONTH. It's a matter of using your time wisely. Hopefully you won't stop making control line videos altogether.

I've never heard of control line until I found your channel and even then I didn't understand the appeal of it. I have to admit after watching this video I can totally see the appeal of it now. It seems much more challenging than I expected and very thrilling!

Very cool. Does not look very forgiving. How often do you see them take nose dive and splinter into a thousand pieces?

Absolutely amazing stuff. I never took to CL only because of the trauma of kissing the sky...and then the ground. I did solid fuel rockets with the itty-bitty 110 Kodak film. I must admit, you are an organizational juggernaut. A place for everything & everything in it's place. Bravo!