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Two Classic Stunt planes await flights at the 2024 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, April 27. In foreground is a Leo Mehl-designed Rebel, built by Don Curry and flown by Jim Cameron. In background is Jim Schneider's ARF Nobler. Flying Lines photo.
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New! 2024
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New! Read April 2024
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New! Eugene Prop Spinners club April 2024 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download in NW Club News
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Prominent Oregon modeler Dave Shrum dies See obituary >>
Orin Humphries' March 2024 Scale Matters column: LED
lights and color perception, Koverall and rib
stitching, turbulators, finishing resin surfacing,
hotter glow plugs, and the last of the 4BK Carb notes
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Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club January-February 2024 Wolf Call newsletter available for download in NW Club News
Restoring Joe Dill's Ranger 3: See article in Walker on Stunt >>
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<< Another Dennis Nunes Adventure – Paint Masks and Tucson See article in Aerobatics section
Restoring a McFadden Creamsicle See
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