by CedarBranchFisher » Tue Jan 10, 2017 3:53 pm
A shipmate built a control-line plane and someone had a Cox motor laying around to put on it. The motor had to be heated with a cigarette lighter before it would fire. (We were in Antarctica). He got it airborne and not being familiar with control line he proceeded to climb, and climb, and climb. Someone yelled to slack off on the line and when he did, the plane then went into an almost vertical dive and when it hit the frozen ground, well, it wasn't pretty.
Retired, relaxed, and keepin busy playin...until my wife catches me.