2010 Northwest Control-Line Model Aviation News Archive

Below are some of the headlines about CL activity in the region in 2010, 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.

Bruce Hunt is 2010 Competitor of the Year See article in NW Standings >>

How to get choose and build your Northwest Sport 40 Navy Carrier plane See article in Navy Carrier section

Eugene Prop Spinners Prop Spinner Chatter newletters available for download See Northwest Club News

New rules to be used for 2011 Chehalis Cup 80mph Combat series See article in Combat section

Western Oregon Control-line Flyers Wolf Call newsletters available for download See Northwest Club News

AMA rules changes for 2011-12 summarized See article in NW Rules section

Early C Speed test flights show promise See article in Speed section

Provisional rules posted for new Northwest C Speed event See NW Rules

Provisional rules posted for new Northwest Sport 40 Carrier event See Northwest Rules page

Converting a Formula 40 to Monoline for C Speed See article in Speed section

Northwest OctoberTest Speed Contest results and photos See article

Stunt on one line? Yes! See article on monoline stunt planes in Aerobatics section

First annual Politically Incorrect Stunt Contest report See article on Bod Busters page

Stunt heaven! Fall Follies report and photos See article >>

New! New Speed event gets a name See C Speed update article in Speed section

R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup results and photos See article

The 1973 Nats and the Original Line Slider See article in Navy Carrier section

Jeff Rein wins Chehalis Cup trophy with victory in C-Cup Contest 4 See article

Dick Scobee Memorial stunt contest results and photos See article >>

<< An exciting new Speed event, C Speed! See concept article in Speed section

Centralia-Chehalis Air Fair CL flying demo report See article

Nearly 1/2A Fun Stunt Event report See article on VGMC page in NW Club News

<< Beaver State Combat Team sweeps Bladder Grabber XXXII See article and photos in Combat section

July 31 Vintage Diesel Combat results See article in Combat section

Western Canada Stunt Championships report See article

Bod Busters at the 2010 Nationals See article in Combat section

Complete U.S. Nationals 2010 Results See AMA Nats News

Small airplanes for Vintage Diesel Combat See article in Combat section

The TARFU jet speed plane See construction article in Speed section

Lucky Hand Fun Fly 2010 report and photos See article in WOLF section of NW Club News

Half-A Combat Day results and photos See article in Combat section

Results of Fireballs Clowning Around contest See article on Northwest Fireballs page in NW Club News

<< Longtime Northwest CL flier Rich McConnell dies See obituary

Gene Pape wins Chehalis Cup Contest No. 3 See article in Combat section

Nostalgia 30 Stunt event coming to Northwest See article in Aerobatics section

Northwest Regionals report and photos See article

Stunt-a-Thon 2010 results and photos See article

<< The 345-lap record-setting Flying Clown racer See article in Racing section

Broadway Bod Busters Northwest Regionals special report See BBB article

2010 speed rules status review See article in NW Speed Scoop in Speed section

What happened to the McMinnville CL circles? See photos of what it looks like now

Ignition timing and your CL model engine See article by Mark Hansen

<< The Chinese Take-Out Bag pit box See article in Combat section

Jeff Rein wins Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 See article in Combat section

2010 Jim Walker Memorial Tune-up report See article

Two rules changes approved for Vintage Diesel Combat See article in NW Rules section

<< The Micro-Ringmaster See article in latest Zoot's Mixture column

Setting up the Sharma engine for Vintage Diesel Combat See article in Combat section >>

Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 is "wind chill" event See article in Eugene Prop Spinners section of NW Club News

<< Ken Burdick wins 2010 Chehalis Cup opener See article in Combat section

What do judges look for in a well-flown stunt pattern? See article in Heavy Stunt column in Aerobatics section

Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 draws big turnout to Salem See article in WOLF section of NW Club News >>

The best D-Bat plane? See article on the Dominator in Combat section

For new Combat fliers: What do I fly? What do I need? Where can I get it? See article in Musings from the Combat Pits in Combat section

Dozens of airplanes take the sky in Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 See article

How to fabricate a jig for building Vintage Diesel Combat Planes See article in Musings from the Combat pits in Combat section >>

Northwest fliers dominate MACA rankings in 2009 See article in Combat section

Building a computer-controlled foam cutter See article in Musings from the Combat Pits in Regular Columns

Fliers greet New Year with Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See article on Northwest Fireballs page >>

Making propellers, Part II, the First Prop See Article by Buzz Wilson
Part I, the mold See article

<< Jeff Rein is 2009 Competitor of the Year See article in Northwest Standings

The Ultimate Field Repair Kit See Zoot's Mixture December column in Regular Columns

Rules change approved clarifying F2D Proto Speed lines, pull test and model weight See article in NW Rules section

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