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Terry Mitchell of Winston, Ore., built this modified Edge 540 using a Walter Umland kit that did not include a wing. Terry happened to have a wing that could be modified to fit the project. The resulting 52.5-inch-wingspan plane has 650 square inches of wing and weighs 45 oz. with an O.S. .40FSR engine. Finish is UltraCote and Rustoleum paint. Terry plans to make the plane a gift to his friend Mark Schluter, who has recently been battling cancer. Terry Mitchell photo.

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Northwest control-line news headlines

New! Northwest CL Competition Standings updated with Jim Walker Memorial results

Eugene Prop Spinners club April 2025 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download in NW Club News

New! 2025 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up report See article >>

New! Read NCLRA April 2025 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section

New! The Bod Busters' Racing lawyer See article

New! How to make Li-Ion battery packs See article by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics section >>

<< New! Salem hosts Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 See article

New! Two Racing rules proposals for 2025:
* Revised! Update to NW Super Sport Race See article
* Proposal to allow shutoffs in Clown Race See article
For more information see NW Rules

Read Second 2024 edition of Sweden's LINA newsletter in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section

The 2025 Vintage Stunt Championships report and photos
See article by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics section >>

John Thompson's March 2025 Round & Round Column: Basic control-line model airplane trimming

Read Hi-Low Landings newsletter 2025 Issue No. 1 in Navy Carrier section

Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club March 2025 Wolf Call newsletter available in NW Club News

A simple battery warmer for the flying field See article by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics section

Read NCLRA February 2025 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section

Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 report and photos See article >>

A new .21 Sport Speed plane See article in Speed section

Read February 2025 edition of Australian Control-Line News
in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section

Gene Pape's January 2024 Miscellaneous Stuff column: Easily built CL sport models >>

<< The ongoing saga of Big Blue by Dennis Nunes See article in Aerobatics section

Flying year begins with Oregon Flying Fun No. 1
and Polar Bear Fun Fly on New Year's Day See article >>

A Speed flier's winter project: A Scale plane See article

Gene Pape's December 2024 Miscellaneous Stuff column: Building the Raunchy from a Vintage Performance Models kit

<< Leighton Mangels is 2024 Competitor of the Year See article

Northwest CL competition standings updated with After-Thanksgiving Race results

2024 After-Thanksgiving Race results See article in Racing section

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