
Next Northwest CL flying event: R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup See Where the Action
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Jim Harper of Portland, Ore., is now flying this refurbished ARF Vector 40, powered by a Tower .40. Very nice finish! Geoff Christianson photo.
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New! The 1973 Nats and the Original Line Slider See article in Navy Carrier section
Northwest Competition Standings updated with Chehalis Cup Contest 4 results See NW Standings
<< Jeff Rein wins Chehalis Cup trophy with victory in C-Cup Contest 4 See article
Updated with more photos! Dick Scobee Memorial stunt contest results and photos See article >>
<< New! An exciting new Speed event, C Speed! See concept article in Speed section
New! Centralia-Chehalis Air Fair CL flying demo report See article
Chehalis Cup Contest 4 flyer available for download See Where the Action is
<< Updated with contest director's report! Beaver State Combat Team sweeps Bladder Grabber XXXII See article and photos in Combat section
July 31 Vintage Diesel Combat results See article in Combat section
Updated with photos! Western Canada Stunt Championships report See article
Bod Busters at the 2010 Nationals See article in Combat section
Complete U.S. Nationals 2010 Results See AMA Nats News
Small airplanes for Vintage Diesel Combat See article in Combat section
Lucky Hand Fun Fly 2010 report and photos See article in WOLF section of NW Club News
Updated with new article! Half-A Combat Day results and photos See article in Combat section
<< Updated Longtime Northwest
CL flier Rich McConnell dies See obituary
Gene Pape wins Chehalis Cup Contest No. 3 See
article in Combat section
Nostalgia 30 Stunt event coming to Northwest See article in Aerobatics
section
Western Canada Stunt Championships and Lucky Hand Fun Fly
flyers available for download See Where
the Action is
Updated June 18! Northwest
Regionals report and photos See article
New! Stunt-a-Thon 2010 results and photos See article
<< The
345-lap record-setting Flying Clown racer See
article in Racing section
Bladder Grabber 2010: Kill a Beaver, save a tree See article in Combat
section
Fireballs "Clowning Around" flyer available for
download See Where the Action is
Ignition timing and your
CL model engine See article by Mark
Hansen
Think you're the only one who ever has a bad day at the
flying field? See updated Numerous
Fragments >>
Jeff Rein wins Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 See
article in Combat section
2010 Jim Walker Memorial Tune-up report See
article
Two rules changes approved for Vintage Diesel Combat See article in NW
Rules section
Setting up the Sharma engine for Vintage Diesel Combat
See article in Combat
section >>
<< Video
link added Ken Burdick wins 2010 Chehalis Cup opener See
article in Combat section
What do judges look for in a well-flown stunt pattern?
See article in Heavy
Stunt column in Aerobatics section
Oregon Flying Fun No.
3 draws big turnout to Salem See article
in WOLF section of NW Club
News >>
Dozens of airplanes take the sky in Oregon Flying Fun No.
2 See article
Northwest fliers dominate
MACA rankings in 2009 See article in Combat section
Updated!
Fliers greet New Year with Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See
article on Northwest Fireballs page >>
Making propellers, Part II, the First Prop See
Article by Buzz Wilson
Part I, the mold See article
Updated! Fireballs
to host multi-event Flying Clown Day in 2010 See
article
Rules change approved clarifying F2D Proto Speed lines,
pull test and model weight See article
in NW Rules section
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This page was upated Sept. 2, 2010

This cartoon is from the Tom Wilk collection, which is available
from Tom on CD.
For a comprehensive collection of control-line cartoons, see Tom Wilk's
advertisement in Flying Flea Market.