
2009 Northwest Control-Line Model
Aviation News Archive
Below are some of the headlines about CL activity in the
region in 2009, along with links to some of the technical articles and columns
that appeared on the Flying Lines web site during the year. For a
more complete look at CL activity in the Northwest, go to the Flying Lines home page and click on the links to various
categories at the top of the home page.
Making propellers, Part II, the First Prop See
Article by Buzz Wilson Part I, the mold See article
Fireballs to host multi-event
Flying Clown Day in 2010 See article
Rules change approved clarifying F2D Proto Speed lines,
pull test and model weight See article
in NW Rules section
Octavio
Rodriguez, a combat flier who lives in Cuba, recently discovered the
Flying Lines web site and sent in some photos of himself and his
F2D (FAI Combat) airplanes. He sends greetings to Northwest modelers and
would love to hear from other CL fliers.
Proposal to change line diameter for 2010 80mph Combat
withdrawn; voting canceled See
article in NW Rules section
Flying Flea Market classified
ad page updated with new ads
How to set up the OS Max 25FX for 80mph combat See article in Combat section
More Flying Lines
newsletter back issues available for download See
Back Issues page
Fun Fly inaugurates Auburn Airport flying venue See article and photos
VGMC Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt Event See
photo gallery >>
<< Chehalis Cup Contest
No. 4 results See article
2009 Northwest Speed Bash results See
article
Northwest records updated with Northwest Speed Bash results
See NW Records
Wayne Spears obituary, memorial service information See article in Northwest
Fireballs page
Prop rule change approved for 2010 Vintage Diesel Combat;
engine rule change fails See article
in Northwest Rules section
2009 "NS with BS" Mission
Wings Fun fly report See article
<< Picco de Gallo 1/2-A Speed plane construction See
article in Speed section
Noted California speed flier Frank Hunt dies See
obituary
How to trim a combat plane (or any other CL plane) >>
See article by Don McKay in Combat
section
Western Canada Stunt Championships results See
article
<< Reworking the Picco .8cc for 1/2-A Proto Speed
See article in Speed
section
Don McKay wins Fast Combat at U.S. Nationals See
updated article in Combat section
Northwest Fireballs hold annual
Happy Valley Fourth of July Flying Demonstration See
article
Results of 2009 Postal Carrier contest See
article
Chehalis Cup No. 3 and Vintage Diesel Combat contest report
See article
Lucky Hand Fun fly draws a crowd, and Greg Hart draws a
hand! See article
Pat Johnston
says the photo at right explains why we haven't seen him at many of the
Northwest contests this year. "Annette is the best thing to happen
to me since the invention of braided flying lines," Pat says. The official
marriage time will be announced later. Congratulations, Pat and Annette!
Download updated 2009 scoresheets
for Precision Aerobatics, Profile Stunt, Classic Stunt, Beginner Aerobatics,
Old-Time Stunt in Aerobatics section
<<2009 Stuntathon results and photos See
article
Longtime modelers Gil Coughlin and Frank Macy die See obituary
R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup 2009
flyer now available for download in Where the
Action Is
Coordinated schedule for Northwest Combat in 2009 See article in Combat
section
Bod Busters at the 2009 Regionals! See
article
Portland Stunt Clinic and Northwest Sport Race opener See report and photos in Aerobatics
section
Practicing the stunt pattern: Better bottoms! Read new
Heavy Stunt column in Aerobatics
section
Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 and Vintage Diesel Opener Combat
contest results See article
<< TEAM losing McMinnville control-line circles See article
BBB shows big at first major race See article in Bod
Busters section
All About F2D Proto See
article in Speed section >>
Updated March 25 Chehalis
Cup and 1/2-A Opener launch contest season! See
article in Combat section
Looking for CL products near you? Check Northwest
Hobby Shops page
Weather blows, rains out Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 at the
Salem field See article in WOLF
section of NW Club News
Oregon CL flier Terry Miller dies See obituary
Oregon Flying Fun No. 2: Lots of flying and hobnobbing!
See article >>
AMA rulebook for 2009-2010 now online See
article
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