I came across these videos which may be of interest if you haven't already seen them.

Control Line Wired For Excitement

Control Line Wired For Excitement (27 min 41 sec)

Good Brothers Pioneers in Radio Controlled Model Aviation

Good Brothers Pioneers in Radio Controlled Model Aviation (25 min 50 sec)

John

I didn't know about the glove glow starter for racing in the C/L video.

Hot glove, and quick fill pressurized filler or bulb. The team racers have some pretty fancy quick fills now, and even then, where the overflow would prime at the same time. I recognized at least one face there. John Ballard. I was a kid then, but flew Goodyear.

Wow ! Thank you soo much for sharing this. The last time I saw one of these films - it was a film.

The combat segments brought back memories of the most fun I've had in over fifty years of model aviation.

There was at least one other film I used to bring to club meeting; "A Plane a Place and a Perfect Day". I wonder if that one's been captured somewhere.

I knew there was another one.

A plane a place a perfect day narrated by John Facenda Circa 1980s (13 min 22 sec)

Judging from the transmitters and cars, it looks more like the 1970s to me. No 40%ers then. Like the old guys smoking pipes. It was really cool then.

There's some great flying in that video!

As a kid in the my local hobby shop I could not afford these. Fast forward 2 or 3 decades and BAM! Here they are on Youtube.

Vintage RC Video Magazine #1 1985 from VHS Tape Full Video AMAZING (1 hr 1 min 24 sec)

You're Welcomed.

John Facenda narrator ??
Pretty cool,wasnt he the voice of NFL films ?

Originally Posted by Raymond-leflyr

I knew there was another one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTh78gWoAPI

Yikes! The kid at 1:54 does not have his antenna extended! I have done that more than once. Also, flew on orange and white with a Kraft radio when my brother shot my Contender down testing his Falcon 56 on the ground while on the same frequency.

Thanks for posting a great video!

Desert Flyer

Edit...oh, he has a trainer cord...Dummy!