Control Line: Scale
Mike Gretz
I wrote my first column on CL Scale for the January 1978 issue of Model Aviation. That makes this the third anniversary! Granted, it's a personal milestone, but it gives me a welcome occasion to depart slightly from the column's normal format. In other words, we'll be a little short on text this month, but long on pictures.
As I pointed out in my special report last month, the CL Scale events at the 1980 Nationals were nothing short of spectacular. On the average, the fidelity to scale and the craftsmanship displayed throughout the entire field of entries was the best that I have ever seen—even at two past World Championships. The flying all day Friday, with practically dead calm winds, was an inspiring display of scale history at its best. Smooth flights and greased-on landings were the norm. Bombs, multi-engines, flaps, and retracts were plentiful.
There was just no way that last month's coverage, with only about ten photos, could possibly tell the whole story. How could I consider it adequate without a shot of Walter Umland's Senior Sport Scale-winning Me-109, or Jack Sheeks' second-place Open Piper Comanche? And how about both of Ed Rhoads' beautiful, high-placing models? They didn't get in last month!
I could go on and on, but if I did we would have even less room for the pictures. I hope they inspire you to get busy building this winter, like they do me.
Photographs
All of the photos in this and last month's Nats coverage were taken by Dave Falkenhagen, Jeff Foley, and Mike Gretz.
Contact
Mike Gretz Box 162 Montezuma, IA 50171
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
