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Next Northwest control-line event: Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 See Where the Action Is
Tom Brightbill of Oregon City, Ore., recently finished this profile stunter that he calls a Knobler. It's a left-over ARF Nobler wing and stab, and built-up but profile fuselage. Power is an OS LA .46 and finish is Ultrakote. Tom Brightbill photo.
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Northwest control-line news headlines
New! Schedule and flyer for 2015 Northwest Regionals now available in Where the Action Is
New! Back issues project continues with November 1980 Flying Lines edition See Flying Lines Back Issues in PDF
New! Western Oregon Control-Line Flyers club January 2015 Wolf Call newsletter available for download See Northwest Club News
New! Rule change proposed removing Sport 40 Carrier fuel restrictions
See article in Northwest Rules section
Revised Jan. 16! Schedule and flyer for 2015 Jim Walker Memorial contest now available in Where the Action Is
New! Eugene Prop Spinners club January 2015 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download
See Northwest Club News
Copiers, French curves and other building challenges See article in Scale Matters column
<<Obituary: Jerry Olson, 1952-2014 See article on Northwest Fireballs page in NW Club News
Oregon flying year kicks off with Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See article
20 B.C. fliers greet 2015 at Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
2014 Competitor of Year final tally: How did you do? See article on NW Standings page
Schedule and flyer for 2015 Oregon Flying Fun series now available in Where the Action Is
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This vintage control-line cartoon is from the Tom Wilk collection, which is available on CD. See Flying Flea Market for ordering details.