Below are some of the headlines about CL activity in the region in 2025, 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.

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Northwest control-line news headlines

Read Hi-Low Landings 2025 Issue No. 6  in Navy Carrier section

October 2025 Gene Pape's  Miscellaneous Stuff column: A Beginners' Ringmaster

Mike Hazel wins fifth Competitor of the Year title See article >>

<< Paul Walker's December 2025 column:
The electric B-17 in Walker on Stunt

1960s Seattle Combat flier Don Anderson dies See obituary
in Combat section

Eugene Prop Spinners club December 2025 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter
available for download in NW Club News

Read NCLRA December 2025 Torque Toll newsletter in Racing section

Fireballs enjoy After-Thanksgiving Fun Fly See article in NW Club News

Speed flier Joey Mathison dies See obituary in Speed section >>

New! A two-direction starter for Speed engines See article in Speed section

Paul Walker's November 2025 column: The 2025 U.S. Team Trials in Walker on Stunt

<< How to build a carrier for Combat planes See article in Musings from the Combat Pits

Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club September-October Wolf Call newsletter available in NW Club News

Golden State Stunt Championships report by Dennis Nunes See article in Aerobatics section

2025 U.S. F2B Team Trials report by Dennis Nunes See article in Aerobatics section

Northwest CL fliers join 2025 worldwide Ringmaster fly-a-thon See article

Eichten wins Vintage Stunt Trophy!
See Northwest CL Competition Standings updated with Fall Follies results for details

Sun shines on the Fall Follies in return to Salem See article >>

2025 Salem Speed & Combat meet report See article

<< Another tasty Zoot Ranch Fun Fly See article

Orin Humphries' July 2025 Scale Matters column:
U.S. Nationals and world team trials

Northwest Speed flier Loren Howard dies See obituary in Speed section >>

Rebuilding Blondie after the crash See article in Speed section

<< My trip to the 2025 Nats by Dennis Nunes See article in Aerobatics section

Orin Humphries' July 2025 column in Scale Matters:
A potpourri of aviation lore and building tips

2025 Canadian Combat Graffiti report See article in Combat section

<< 2025 Lucky Hand Fun Fly draws a crowd in Salem See article

NW Record-challenging 21 Proto destroyed See article in Speed section

The 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals report and photos See article >>

Updated! Fun in the sun at Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 See article >>

   << Eugene Prop Spinners president Mike Denlis dies See obituary

Approved! Two Racing rules changes for 2025:
* Update to NW Super Sport Race See article
* Proposal to allow shutoffs in Clown Race See article
For more information see NW Rules

New! Northwest CL Records and Regionals Records updated with Regionals results

Northwest Fireballs member Dave Royer dies >>

Longtime Northwest Stunt flier and contest official passes away on Saturday, April 26.
A detailed obituary is being prepared.

Bod Busters offer chance to win $1 million in B Proto Speed See article in Speed section

2025 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up report See article >>

The Bod Busters' Racing lawyer See article

How to make Li-Ion battery packs See article by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics section

<< Salem hosts Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 See article

Read Second 2024 edition of Sweden's LINA newsletter in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section

The 2025 Vintage Stunt Championships report and photos
See article by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics section >>

John Thompson's March 2025 Round & Round Column: Basic control-line model airplane trimming

A simple battery warmer for the flying field See article by Dennis Nunes in Aerobatics section

Read NCLRA February 2025 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section

Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 report and photos See article >>

A new .21 Sport Speed plane See article in Speed section

Read February 2025 edition of Australian Control-Line News
in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section

Gene Pape's January 2024 Miscellaneous Stuff column: Easily built CL sport models >>

<< The ongoing saga of Big Blue by Dennis Nunes
See article in Aerobatics section

Flying year begins with Oregon Flying Fun No. 1
and Polar Bear Fun Fly on New Year's Day See article >>

A Speed flier's winter project: A Scale plane See article

Gene Pape's December 2024 Miscellaneous Stuff column: Building the Raunchy from a Vintage Performance Models kit

<< Leighton Mangels is 2024 Competitor of the Year See article

Northwest CL competition standings updated with After-Thanksgiving Race results

2024 After-Thanksgiving Race results See article in Racing section