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Nearly 1/-2A Fun Stunt CANCELED
Early 50s BC Fun Fly CANCELED
Combat Graffiti 2020 event CANCELED
Western Canada Stunt Championships CANCELED
Bladder Grabber CANCELED
Stunt-a-Thon '20 CANCELED
R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup CANCELED
Northwest Regionals NOW SCHEDULED for Sept. 18-19-20
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Though many contests and other organized events have been canceled because of the COVID-19 virus, weekend flying has continued with some new "social distancing" protocols in place. One such protocol is avoidance of prop wash, which might blow germs from the person starting the engine to the launcher. That means the use of mechanical launchers or "stooges." Planes without landing gear require something a little more sophisticated than the typical wire-pull stooge used for convential CL planes. Above, Gene Pape's Underdog, a Nelson .36-powered AMA Fast Combat Plane, leaps out of Gene's remote-controlled launcher during a Saturday flying esssion at the Eugene Prop Spinners' Can Do Ranch flying field. The launcher, described in Gene's recent column, uses automotive door lock mechanisms and their remote key fob. No wires on the ground to trip on, and it works great, allowing Gene to fly during the pandemic. Flying Lines photo
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 the July 2020 edition of Australian Control-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
New! Read July 2020 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
New! Remembering 'The Match' – and the respect See article in Combat section
New! Eugene Prop Spinners club June 2020 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download in NW Club News
New! Read Gene Pape's June 2020 column: Fly by yourself with the Combat launcher -- See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat section
<< New! Building the Top Cat See article in Speed section
Read NCLRA June 2020 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section
Read the June 2020 edition of Australian Control-Line News in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
Back Issues project continues with September-October 1995 Flying Lines newsletter See Flying Lines Back Issues in PDF
Read June 2020 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
Western Oregon Control-Line Flyers club April-May 2020 Wolf Call newsletter available for download in NW Club News
Speed enthusiast Ron Bennett dies See obituary >>
Check out a new Flying Lines feature: Favorite control-line photos
Read PAMPA report on 32nd Vintage Stunt Championships
<< CL model manufacturer John Brodak dies See Stunt Hangar comment thread Also see funeral home obituary and Brodak Manufacturing website
Read Gene Pape's April 2020 column: Batteries, vintage Combat See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat section
Read April 2020 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
Carrier enthusiast Joe Just dies See obituary >>
Another fine control-line workshop captured in photos! See NW CL workshops
<< Combat flier Don McKay dies See obituary
Beginner's approach to F2A Speed, Part 2 See article in Speed section
Read April 2020 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section
Read Gene Pape's March 2020 column: Try this at home! See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat section
<< Help us identify the mystery monoplane featured in the February 2020 column of Orin Humphries' Scale Matters
Read the February 2020 issue of Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter
Get the last drop out of your glue bottles: See Shop Tips
Read Winter 2020 edition of NewEngland Combat News in Combat section
<< Flying between raindrops at Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 See article
2020 Northwest Vintage Combat rules posted in NW Rules section
Fireballs 2020 banquet report See article in NW Club News
A Formula 40 Speed Plane for 2020 See article in Speed section
Poll! Would you enter Nostalgia 30 Stunt at the 2020 Regionals?Let us know your thinking in the poll on the NW CL Forum
Read Final 2019 edition of Britain's Combat Flyers Association newsletter in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section
Oregon and B.C. fliers kick off 2020 Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 and Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
<< Russ Hester is 2019 Competitor of the Year See article and 2019 Final Standings
Read NCLRA Torque Roll newsletter 147 in Racing section
A beginner's approach to F2A Speed See article in Speed section
For past Flying Lines articles, See FL News Archive
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This cartoon is from the Tom Wilk collection, which is available on CD from Tom. See Flying Flea Market for details.