2018 Northwest Control-Line Model Aviation News ArchiveBelow are some of the headlines about CL activity in the region in 2018, along with links to some of the technical articles and columns that appeared on the Flying Lines website 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. For other years' FL news headlines, see 2023 FL news archive | 2022 FL news archive | 2021 FL news archive | 2020 FL news archive | 2019 FL news archive | 2018 FL news archive | 2017 FL news archive | 2016 FL news archive | 2015 FL news archive | 2014 FL news archive | 2013 FL news archive | 2012 FL news archive | 2011 FL news archive | 2010 FL news archive | 2009 FL news archive | 2008 FL news archive | 2007 FL news archive | 2006 FL news archiveNorthwest control-line news headlinesMike Hazel regains Competitor of Year title See article and NW Standings>>Orin Humphries' December 2018 column in Scale Matters: Vacuum moldingPortland Northwest Sport Race contest report See article<< Building the 1/2-A Monoboom See article in Combat sectionBuzz Wilson's October 2018 Musings from the Combat Pits column: The perfect stooge tableOrin Humphries' October 2018 column in Scale Matters: Trust nothing about .049sNorthwest fliers participate in global Ringmaster fly-a-thon See articleGene Pape's October 2018 column: Unexpected directions See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat section<< 32nd Fall Follies wraps up 2018 Stunt season See articleDave Royer wins Vintage Stunt Trophy -- See Northwest control-line competition standings >>2018 Northwest Control-Line Speed Championships report and photos See article in Speed section2018 R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup results and photos See articleCombat's First 20 Years 30th installment: Combat photo scrapbook Vol. 2 in Combat sectionBladder Grabber XL report and photos See article in Combat section >>Combat's First 20 Years 29th installment: Don Boleski in Combat sectionBig turnout for 2018 Western Canada Stunt Championships See article in Aerobatics section2018 Lucky Hand Fun Fly report and photos See articleOrin Humphries' July 2018 column in Scale Matters: Boyhood recollections at the Regionals2018 Stunt-a-Thon results and photos See articleCombat Graffiti report See article in Combat sectionCombat's First 20 Years 28th installment: The Woodchopper story in Combat sectionNorthwest Regionals report and photos See article >>Gene Pape's May 2018 column: Should we consolidate? See Miscellaneous Stuff in Combat sectionHow to make a venturi for your Combat Graffiti plane See article in Combat section<< Closed-door negotiations at the Jim Walker Memorial See article in Combat sectionContest season opens with Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up See article and photo gallery >>Updated! Orin
Humphries revisits .049 engines in his April 2018 column in Scale Matters:
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