Dennis Nunes' Circulas 61e

At the 2024 Control-Line World Championships,
Dennis
Nunes of Stockton, Calif., used his
Circulas 61e to fly calibration flights for the
Precision Aerobatics judges. The photo captures
the Circulas 61e waiting on the damp tarmac
before one of the calibration flights.
Dan
Winship photo.
Terry Mitchell's Stuntman 23

Attractive control-line airplanes come in all
sizes. This little Stuntman 23 was built by
Terry
Mitchell of Winston, Ore. Powered by a
Cox .049, it weighs 8 oz. Finish is Rustoleum
paint.
Terry Mitchell photo.
Don Curry's Bonanza

Northwest
Fireballs member
Don
Curry built this small Beechcraft Bonanza,
powered by an O.S. .10, from Balsa USA plans.
It's seen at Jim Walker Memorial CL Field in
Delta Park, Portland, Ore.
Don Curry photo.
Gary Weems' Cardinal

Gary Weems of
Alpine, Ore., built this profile Cardinal,
powered by an O.S. .46LA. It's seen at a
Eugene
Prop Spinners flying session on Jan. 30,
2025.
Flying Lines photo.
Ronei Lucca's profile Shark

Ronei Lucca
of São Paulo, Brazil,
built this profile Shark, powered by an Enya
.19.
Ronei Lucca photo.
Fred Cesquim's Super
Ringmaster

Regular Flying Lines contributor Frederico Cesquim of
São Paulo, Brazil, built this beautiful Super
Ringmaster, powered by an Irvine .25. Finish
is lacquer paint over silkspan. Fred
Cesquim photo.
Stan Olzaski's Mustang

Stan
Olzaski of Roseburg, Ore., flies this
profile Mustang powered by an vintage O.S.
.35. Stan Olzaski photo.
Wolgast
and Hoffman MO-1 Profile Carrier planes

Lou Wolgast and Jim Hoffman,
two Arizona Aerobatics fliers who also enjoy
dabbling in Navy Carrier competition, built
these Profile Carrier planes. Both are MO-1
designs. In the foreground is Hoffman's
version, powered by a Thunder Tiger .36.
Background is Wolgast's, powered by a Nelson
.36. Jim is from Chandler, Ariz., and Lou is
from Tucson, Ariz. Jim Hoffman photo.
Alan
Abriss' Combat Kittens

Alan
Abriss of
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., built these vintage
Combat Kittens from a twin kit, and powered
them with Cox .049 engines. Alan
Abriss photo.
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