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Next Northwest control-line event: Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See Where the Action Is
Jim Harper of Portland, Ore., flies this very nice OS-powered Pathfinder, seen here at the 2013 Lucky Hand Fun Fly. The plane was built by Jim's fellow Northwest Fireballs member Don Curry. Flying Lines photo.
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Northwest control-line news headlines
New! Rules change would allow O.S. LA .25 engine in Northwest Sport Race See proposal in Northwest Rules section
New! Sport 40 Carrier: an early success! See Eric Conley's November 2013 column in Flight Deck in the Navy Carrier section
New! Western Oregon Control-Line Flyers club November 2013 Wolf Call newsletter available for download See Northwest Club News
New! Scratch building a plane for Combat Graffiti See article in Combat section
Information on 2014 Western Canada Stunt Championships is now posted
in Where the Action Is
Information on 2014 Oregon Flying Fun series is now posted in Where the Action Is
New! Eugene Prop Spinners club November 2013 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download
See Northwest Club News
Part IV of Buzz Wilson's saga of building a computer-controlled foam cutter
See article in Musings from the Combat Pits in Regular columns
Updated! Schoolyard flying! The Electric Super Clown project See article
<< Pete Peterson is Vintage Stunt champ! See Northwest CL Competition Standings
Fall Follies contest report and photos! See article
Rules change to F2D Proto Speed muffler rule approved
See article in NW Rules section
Racing returns to Northwest fall scene at Salem Speed and Racing contest See article >>
R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup results and photos See article
<< Living in the past! Combat Graffiti 2013 report and photos See article in Combat section
Ken finishes his Geezer Clown! See article in Racing section
2013 Dick Scobee Memorial results See article in Aerobatics section >>
Dawson three-peats as Bladder Grabber winner! See article in Combat section
2013 Western Canada Stunt Championships results See article in Aerobatics section
2013 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 report and photos See article in Combat section
Geezer Clown Race: Give it a try! See How To article in Racing section
VGMC Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt Event report See article in See Northwest Club News
Lucky Hand Fun Fly report and photos See article
Northwest Summer Speed contest report and photos See article in Speed section
Stunt-a-Thon 2013 results and photos See article >>
2013 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 1 report and photos
See article in Combat section
<< Dick Salter: A life in modeling See article by Rich Salter
Northwest Regionals results and photos See article
Northwest Aeroliners club April-May 2013 Aero-Lines newsletter and Ares plans Page 1 and Page 2
available for download See Northwest Club News
Machine defeats man in Diesel Combat! See shocking article! on Broadway Bod Busters page
<< Obituary for Northwest Fireballs member Geoffrey Christianson, 1941-2013
See article in NW Club News section
The Flying Lines philosophy: It's all about fun
See the editor's May 2013 Round & Round column in Regular columns
Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-up results and photos See article >>
Northwest CL Competition Records updated with Jim Walker Memorial results
New contest coordinator named See article
Lots of flying at Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 despite showers See article
New CL circles being built at McMinnville See article
on The Evergreen Aero Modelers page in Northwest Club News
Northwest Aeroliners club March-April 2012 Aero-Lines newsletter available for download See Northwest Club News
WOLF hosts another successful Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 See article
Ken Burdick builds the Whitney Prowler from the kit See article in Speed section
Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 report and photos See article
The uniflow tank explained: See article in The Cognitive Modeler in Regular columns
N
orthwest Fireballs host 2013 Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See article in NW Club News section
Also see report on New Year's Eve flying
B.C. fliers ring in the new year with Polar Bear Fun Fly See article in NW Club News section
<<Chris Cox is 2012 Competitor of the Year See article
Bob Whitney's Prowler 1/2-A Proto Speed kit reviewed See article in Speed section
New! The Newtron Bomb C Speed Plane See article in Speed section
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This week's cartoon is from the Tom Wilk collection. The collection is available on CD. See Tom's ad in Flying Flea Market.