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Upcoming Northwest control-line events:
Bladder Grabber Aug. 13-14-15
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See Where the Action Is for details on all upcoming Northwest control-line model aviation events
One of the more interesting new planes seen at the 38th annual Stunt-a-Thon in Auburn, Wash., recently was Tim Just's Delroy, a hybrid of two Phil Granderson designs, Elroy and Diva. For a look at the inspiration for the Delroy, see photos of Phil's planes below, seen at the 2012 and 2013 Northwest Regionals. All three are electric. Flying Lines photos.
Put your airplane photo here! Submit a photo of your latest plane our your favorite plane to Flying Lines! To see photos of great Northwest control-line model airplanes, see the Favorite Planes section.
Northwest control-line news headlines
New! Read August 2021 edition of New England Combat News
in Combat section
New! Northwest Competition Standings
updated with Stunt-a-Thon results
New! 
Eugene Prop Spinners club July 2021 Prop Spinner Chatter available for download in NW Club News
Updated! 2021 Stunt-a-Thon brings back competition to the Northwest
See article in Aerobatics section >>
New! Back Issues project continues with November 1998
Flying Lines newsletter See Flying Lines Back Issues in PDF
<< Updated! Dennis Nunes' Circulas 46 IIe makes its debut at the 2021 Nats See construction and Nats articles in Aerobatics section
Updated! 2021 Lucky Hand Fun Fly report and photos See article
Zoot Zoomer's July 2021 column: A Trip to Muncie in Zoot's Mixture in Regular columns
Read Hobbins Hobbies Newsletter issue No. 2
Read July 2021 edition of Australian Control-Line News
in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
<< Gene Pape's June 2021 column: More on batteries, and a simple Fast Combat plane
See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat section
Read July 2021 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club April-May-June 2021 Wolf Call newsletter available in NW Club News
Read NCLRA May 2021 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section
Change in Vintage Diesel Combat engine rule approved for 2021 See article in NW Rules section
Read May 2021 edition of Australian Control-Line News and June 2021 edition of Australian Control-Line News
in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
A plane for the International Team Race postal contest See article in Racing section
Read June 2021 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
Read inaugural edition of the Hobbins Hobbies newsletter
Lots of good info from popular UK kit maker
<< Read John Thompson's April 2021 Round & Round: Nostalgia for the Navion
Read NCLRA April 2021 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section
Read April 2021 Competition Newsletter in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
<< Breaking pylons and influencing people See article in Speed section
Read April 2021 Hi-Low Landings newsletter in Navy Carrier section
See April 2021 edition of Australian Control-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
WOLF Spring Fling Fun Fly draws record crowd to Salem See article in NW Club News >>
Gene Pape's March 2021 column: Covering with laminating film See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat section
NW CL flier, designer Bill Darkow dies See obituary>>
Orin Humphries' March 2021 column: Those baffling fuel tanks in Scale Matters in Scale section
Read the March 2021 Hi-Low Landings in Navy Carrier section
The Thing One jet See article in Speed section
Read the March 2021 edition of Australian Conrol-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
Buzz Wilson's March 2021 column: Construction notes for electronic launcher
See Musings from the Combat Pits in Combat section
Buzz Wilson's February 2021 column: Electronic Combat plane launcher See Musings from the Combat Pits in Combat section
Read NCLRA February 2021 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section
Carl Berryman obituary See article in Combat section >>
Interested in resurrecting Vintage Diesel Combat? See discussion thread in NW CL Forum
Read the February 2021 edition of Australian Control-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
Gene Pape's January 2021 column: Fly Me See Miscellaneous Stuff Also included: Sign up for a new run of Nelson .36 engines!
A fixture for aligning a jet engine See article in Speed section
Read January-February 2021 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
<< Northwest racer Tom Knoppi dies See obituary
Read the January 2021 issue of the Circle Flyer, the newsletter of the Milwaukee Circle Masters
Read Second 2020 edition of Sweden's LINA newsletter in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
Read Gene Pape's December 2020 column: Trainers and test stands See Miscellaneous Stuff
Read the December 2020 edition of Australian Control-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
Read NCLRA December 2020 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section
<< Kenny and the Jets: 2020 winter projects See article in Speed section
Read December 2020 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
Interested in making your own model airplane fuel? Read Paul Gibeault's Fuel Guide article
<< Dennis Nunes' design and construction of the electric Circulas See article in Aerobatics section
Read the November 2020 edition of Australian Control-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
For past Flying Lines articles, See FL News Archive
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