I did this in the 80's, it was fun and very exciting. The club I was in was at St Ives in Sydney, I think its still there. I loved to see the big pattern flying aircraft with big motors. There was always a great smell of castor oil, meth fuel and nitro. Then there were the diesel engines on the speed aircraft that ran on ether. Such a long time ago now

I flew C/L combat back in the early 70s in middle school. Its amazing that 50 years later the design, sound, rules and operation have not changed much. These guys are truly excellent pilots. Kudos for keeping this sport alive and competitive.

These guys are awesome! Great reflexes, hand/eye coordination. Really like the drone coverage. You can get a good look at the moves from the air.👍👍👍👍👍👍

Did I just watch a model airplane video or suffer a heat wave related fever dream? Either way, that was pretty cool.

This is really exciting stuff. I use to watch this in 1963. Still great.

What I remember most about the old string planes was spending 45 minutes trying to get them started and 5 minutes flying them.😁 Never did get used to that noise.

Besides the jets, this is the most intense control line flying.

These are the best US fliers, so almost every move, turn, cut and line wrap is intentional. As you get better you learn how you got in the line tangle (really just a twist or 2) and how to get out of it as well as learning how to avoid them. There's no decapitating your opponent, sometimes the lines cross your helmet or face, but not too often. This is F2D combat and you're allowed 2 aircraft. If you come down for whatever reason (fuel empty, contact with other airplane or hitting the ground) your pit crew starts the second airplane and launches when your streamer/string is retrieved from the down plane and re-attached to plane 2. Combat resumes when you get the start horn.

childhood memories unblocked ))) thank you

that's wild man :0 the guy who has to hold the prop spinning by his face is nuts

These competitions are so funny but pretty cool and it got to be hard to do.

Damn those are some of the most angry mosquitoes ever!!😂 I would never leave my house. Great flying y'all. Them birds are too dang fast for me.😮 That was wildly intense.

I fly some combat events and It is a lot of fun, especially since I'm a kid currently.

I flew CL combat in the early 70,s when fast diesels were still used I was rubbish but still got 4th in the local champs. I think each bout was 4 min which seemed like an eternity at the time particulalry my arm Was so sore it felt like it would fall off. Fun times 😂😂😂

I'm still trying to wrap my brain around how they do this without tangling lines or decapitating your opponent. Kind of want to try it!

Insane , I have no idea how they do it.

Mad fun! Be careful you guys

I can just imagine these guys talking trash to each other while they're shoulder to shoulder walking around in circles.

Walking round in circles all day . No thanks .

Love it

How do they keep them from getting the strings Tangled Up

How often do the two of them crash together trying to get the ribbons??

Listen to those little buggers scream!!!

The turn speed is still slower than me giving up on things

I love this sport, but F2D is too fast for me any more.

Saya suka dengan suara mesinnya.

How did they slow them down at 4:00? Is there a throttle control too?

use a drone to film

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