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Jim Morton of Sweet Home, Ore., recently finished this electric-powered United, built from a Brodak kit. It hasn't been flown yet. Jim is a member of the Eugene Prop Spinners. Jim Morton photo.
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Northwest control-line news headlines
New! 2020 Northwest Vintage Combat rules posted in NW Rules section
New! Fireballs 2020 banquet report See article in NW Club News
New! A Formula 40 Speed Plane for 2020 See article in Speed section
New! Eugene Prop Spinners club January 2020 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download in NW Club News
New! Back Issues project continues with September 1993 Flying Lines newsletter See Flying Lines Back Issues in PDF
New poll! Would you enter Nostalgia 30 Stunt at the 2020 Regionals? Let us know your thinking in the poll on the NW CL Forum
New! 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
Read the December 2019 issue of Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter
<< 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
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This cartoon is from the Tom Wilk collection, which on CD from Tom. See Flying Flea Market for details.