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Northwest Control-Line Calendar

Special thanks in compiling this list to the sponsors of the contests involved.

A note about submitting flyers for this page: The preferred format for downloadable items (flyers, motel lists, etc.) is PDF documents. Please send items to the editor in PDF form if you have the capability. Word processing or hard copy documents can be accepted, but they involve a bit more work on the part of the editor. Thanks for your help! For more information or to submit items, e-mail the editor.

Combat fliers may want to download the 2012 Northwest Combat Contest List, a complete 2012 schedule prepared by Don McKay.

May 25-26-27

• Northwest Control-Line Regionals, Eugene Airport, Eugene, Ore. Full array of CL events. Sponsored by the Northwest Regionals Management Association.
  Friday: Speed, Navy Carrier, Old-Time Stunt, AMA fast combat
  Saturday: Speed, Navy Carrier, High-performance 1/2-A Combat, 80mph Combat, Mouse Race I, Northwest Sport Race, Northwest Super Sport Race, Flying Clown Race, Classic/Nostalgia 30 Stunt, Profile Stunt, Scale static judging
  Sunday: Navy Carrier, Precision Aerobatics, Vintage Diesel Combat, Scale flying
  Regionals lodging: Get a special Regionals rate at the host hotel. Click on Courtyard by Marriott to go to the automatic Regionals booking page. Reserve rooms by May 3, please!
  Download a flyer with all the details or e-mail for information. Download a discount advance entry form.
  Can you sponsor a Regionals trophy? Download a trophy sponsorship form.

June 9

• Northwest Skyraiders fun fly, Auburn Airport, Auburn, Wash. E-mail for information.

June 16

• Updated Chehalis Cup No. 2 for High-Performance 1/2-A Combat and 80mph Combat with cuts only, 52-foot lines, Yard Birds, Chehalis, Wash. Download a flyer with all the details. E-mail for information.

June 23-24

• Updated Northwest Summer Speed, Bill Riegel Model Airpark, Salem, Ore. Download a flyer with all the details. E-mail for information.
• Stunt-a-Thon '12, Thun Field (Pierce County Airport), Puyallup, Wash.
  Saturday: Old-Time Stunt, Classic Stunt, Profile Stunt (Sportsman and Expert), Sport 40 Profile Carrier
  Sunday: Four PAMPA Classes of Precision Aerobatics
  Download a flyer with all the details or E-mail for information.

June 30

• Vintage Diesel Combat, Arlington Airport, Arlington, Wash. E-mail for information.

July 1

• Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt, Rice Mill Road Park, Richmond, B.C., 10 a.m. More information to come. E-mail for information.

July 7

• Lucky Hand Fun Fly, Bill Riegel Model Airpark at Salem Airport, Salem, Ore. Any kind of plane. Every flight gets a playing card -- best poker hands win prizes. $10 entry fee pays for prizes and benefits Western Oregon Control-Line Flyers club. E-mail for Information.

July 22

• Old Time Stunt Contest, Rice Mill Road Park, Richmond, B.C., 10 a.m. More information to come. E-mail for information.

July 28

• Chehalis Cup No. 3 for High-Performance 1/2-A Combat and 80mph Combat with kills, 52-foot lines, Yard Birds, Chehalis, Wash. Download official C-Cup flyer. E-mail for information.

Aug. 4

• Chehalis Air Fair and CL Demo, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chehalis Airport, Chehalis, Wash. Take Exit 79 off Interstate 5. Airport is in sight to the west. Come and enjoy an aviation day!  Full-scale fly-bys and displays, biplane rides and a B-17 will be on display!  Fly your model in front of cheering crowds! E-mail Bill Darkow for information.

Aug. 4-5

• Western Canada Stunt Championships, Rice Mill Road flying site, Richmond, B.C.
  Saturday: Profile Stunt, Classic Stunt
  Sunday: Four PAMPA classes of Precision Aerobatics.
  Monday, Aug. 6, a Canadian national holiday, will be used as a rain date.
  Contest director: Keith Varley. E-mail for information.

Aug. 10-11-12

• Bladder Grabber XXXIV for High-Performance 1/2-A Combat and AMA Fast Combat, Harvey Field, Snohomish, Wash. E-mail for information.

Aug. 18-19

• Dick Scobee Memorial stunt contest, Auburn Airport, Auburn, Wash. E-mail for information.

Sept. 8

• Chehalis Cup No. 4 for High-Performance 1/2-A Combat and 80mph Combat with kills, 52-foot lines, Yard Birds, Chehalis, Wash. Download official C-Cup flyer. E-mail for information.

Sept. 9

• Vintage Diesel Combat, location to be announced. E-mail for information.

Sept. 8-9

• R.F. Stevenson Memorial contest, Auburn Airport, Auburn, Wash. E-mail for information.

Sept. 22

• Northwest Skyraiders fun fly, Auburn Airport, Auburn, Wash. E-mail for information.

Sept. 22-23

• Salem Speed & Combat, Bill Riegel Field, Salem, Ore. All details tentative. E-mail for information.

Oct. 6-7

• Fall Follies, Bill Riegel Field at Salem Airport, Salem, Ore.
  Saturday: Old-Time Stunt, Classic Stunt, Profile Stunt
  Sunday: Four PAMPA classes of Precision Aerobatics, and barbuecue for contestants.
  A flyer with all the details will be posted here shortly. E-mail for information.

Your date here!

• Send your 2012 CL event information to Flying Lines! We can include e-mail links, web links, and can post downloadable pdf flyers. E-mail the editor now!

Submit your 2012 contest information now!

E-mail all the details of your upcoming Northwest Contest to John Thompson for inclusion in this calendar. It's never too early to get your contest information in the calendar.

Post your flyer: Send your flyer to the Webmaster in PDF form, for posting on this web site, or give us the link to your web site for posting in the calendar. E-mail John Thompson.

Nationwide contest information

To find out about control-line competition all over the United States, check out the contest calendar maintained by the Academy of Model Aeronautics.

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This page was upated May 14, 2012