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So what is Control-Line Carrier-Deck flying?

Control-Line model flying has been around for over 80 years. It’s a half-way house between free flight (“chuck it and chance it”) and radio control. Control-line models are physically flown by the pilot, who uses a handle and a set of thin steel wires attached to the aeroplane to give control over the height at which the plane flies, and to limit its flight path to a circle (for Carrier, usually 60 feet in radius)

Carrier-Deck is one of many different types of control-line flying. It’s one of the simplest to describe (flying a simulated mission from an aircraft carrier) but one of the most difficult to perfect…

This site has all the info you need to build a model of your own and enter competitions; have a look at the PLANS and BUILD LOG PAGE for something to build, and check out the 2025 Calendar for somewhere to fly!

BREAKING NEWS!

Date Change! Karken Meeting now 28-28th June!

OLD WARDEN – NO MORE MODEL FLYING ON THE AIRFIELD – Click here!

Event Calendar for 2025 (version 3.0) now available – Click here!

Check out the Carrier Facebook page – click here!

SO WHAT’S CARRIER DECK FLYING ALL ABOUT? CLICK ON THE VIDEOS BELOW TO FIND OUT!