Bill Harding

Camaraderie and Good Flying at Annual CL Event. For Control Line (CL) fliers, the Brodak Fly-In is weather was perfect June 18-20 at Carmichaels PA, with blue skies and just enough breeze to cool the temperature without affecting the flying. Best of all was the camaraderie; expert pilots mingled with the beginners, and were willing to offer a helping hand or an encouraging word. A fine example of the best helping the novice was when 14-year-old Ryan Nau's Buster had a too-close encounter with the turf; the result was a model in pieces and a dejected young pilot. It would have meant the end of Ryan's participation, if not for a trip to John Brodak's workshop. Expert competitors led by Windy Urtnowski rebuilt and recovered Ryan's airplane so that he could compete in Beginner Stunt.