The Flying Lines newsletter was been published from May 1979 until all of its features were adapted into the Flying Lines web site in 2006.
As with the current web site, Flying Lines newsletter was a complete, independent source for all control-line flying news in the Pacific Northwest. Some Northwest fliers have complete collections. Requests occasionally still come in for back issues.
Since conversion to a web site in 2006, it has been a goal of the FL staff to get all of the 214 issues of the printed FL online for download as PDF documents. The project was held up for some time by lack of resources to complete this massive task. However, thanks to the recent efforts of Randy James, a CL flier in Silvana, Wash. we are once again adding issues to the downloadable list.
Those listed available can be downloaded now. More will be added regularly, so please check back for additonal issues.
Printed copies of many editions of the Flying Lines newsletter are available for a nominal fee. If you would like to order printed back issues, contact Flying Lines Newsletter Editor Mike Hazel.
No. 1, May 1979 -- The first issue. Includes complete results of first Drizzle Circuit winter contest series.
No. 2, June 1979 -- Complete results of the 1979 Northwest Regionals, stunt column by Rich Schaper, Navy Carrier by Orin Humphries.
No. 3, July 1979 -- Results of AAA summer speed and racing meet in Eugene, combat contest in Redmond, Wash., columns on speed by Mike Hazel and sport flying by Chris Genna, and article on propeller design by Scott Newkirk.
No. 4, August 1979 -- Nats highlights, Boeing Management Association CL Contest results.
No. 5, September 1979 -- Portland CL Classic results, Drizzle Circuit No. 2 advance article, RatBash '79 results.
No. 6, October 1979 -- Bladder Grabber IV report, Clambash contest report.
No. 7, November 1979 -- Fall schedule, How to set up a K&B .35 for Racing, "Pylon Poop" Speed column.
No. 8, December 1979 -- Turkey Tournament results, Racing and Combat columns, an FAI Combat design
No. 9, January 1980 -- Drizzle Circuit opener results, Combat primer, standings, records, Stunt and Combat columns.
No. 10, February 1980 -- 1980 season preview, Drizzle Circuit report, Scale column, poll on making Fox .35 only engine for Northwest Sport Race.
Drizzle Circuit Update Extra, February 1980
No. 11, March 1980 -- Two Oregon contest reports, beginning of Northwest Standings feature, Records update, Fox .35 NWSR proposal update, Speed and Combat columns.
No. 12, April 1980 -- Drizzle Circuit report, Records, Standings, Seattle Skyraiders officers election, Carrie and Stunt columns, Regionals flyer.
Just added! No. 13, May 1980 -- Drizzle Circuit season wrapup, Benton County RC Show demo report, Northwest Sport Combat concept.
Just added! No. 14, June 1980 -- Regionals results, Yakima contest results, The Newkirk .15, Stunt column, CLAMs demo report, NW Sport Combat Rules
Just added! No. 15, July 1980 -- CLAMBash contest report, announcement of split sport racing class (Northwest Sport Race becomes NWSR and Northwest Super Sport Race) for 1981, Combat and Racing columns
No. 214, March-April 2006 -- Ron Salo obituary, The Real Dirt on Lustre Kote, Floyd Carter on Old-Time Stunt, and more.
This page was upated April 5, 2010