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Next Northwest CL model aviation event: Northwest Regionals See Where the Action Is


Leo Mehl of Portland, Ore., built this Little Fox, a scaled-down version of his Arctic Fox design, and is powering it with an old Fox .25. It's meant as a sport plane and is shown all finished except for paint trim. Leo Mehl photo.

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Northwest control-line news headlines

New! Broadway Bod Busters fly in Houston World Cup FAI Combat meet See article in Combat section

New! Eugene Prop Spinners May newsletter posted for download See NW Club News

New! Combat summit mounts threat to Bod Busters domination! Combat team comebacks reported

Updated with photos Spice up your combat life! A new F2D Web site. See article in Combat section

A View from Broadway: Why do we pay club dues? See Broadway Bod Busters page

Regionals discount advance entry deadline is May 20! For Regionals details See Where the Action Is

"A Toast to Frank Boden" event scheduled for Regionals weekend See full story

Bod Busters deny attack on Flying Lines Web site See full statement

Western Oregon Control-Line Flyers May newsletter posted for download See NW Club News

Bod Busters offer chance to win $1 million in F2D Proto at Regionals See article

Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up Contest report updated See full report

Bod Busters Re-Invent Speed See F2D Proto article in Speed section Updated April 29 with official Northwest rules

Official provisional rules posted for new F2D Proto Speed event See Northwest Rules

Northwest Skyraiders May newsletter posted for download See NW Club News

Flying Lines interactive! Software has been upgraded in our message boards. Check it out if you haven't been there lately! See Northwest Message Boards

New! Vote in Flying Lines 2008 reader poll See Northwest Message Boards

Northwest competition standings updated with Jim Walker Memorial Results

Bod Busters set world records at Jim Walker See special article

Ninjas attack Bod Busters, inspire F2D Proto secret weapon See article in Speed section

Bod Busters find Bigfoot, and say Bi-Bi! Read true story in Broadway Bod Busters section

New items added to Flying Flea Market classified ads

Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 at the 'boutique CL field' See full report and photos

The hilarious saga of two combat fliers vs. one newspaper box See article in Broadway Bod Busters Section

New FL feature! "Numerous Fragments" Notable NW CL crashes

Live in the past! New photos just added to the Northwest CL History page

Results from VSC XX posted See article in Aerobatics section

Looking for "the" combat prop? See article by Ken Burdick in Combat section

Vancouver Gas Model Club complete list of presidents See NW Club News

New Flying Lines Feature! Northwest's Best Hobby Shops New shops added!

Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 in Salem Full report and photos

Gerald Schamp's precision aerobatics construction project. See photos

Eugene Prop Spinners honor Morrie Gilbert for decades of service See Prop Spinners page

See February Zoot's Mixture column in Regular columns section

New items added to contest calendar See Where the Action Is


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Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 Full Report More photos added Feb. 13

New photos added to Northwest CL People page

Jim Walker Memorial contest flyer available for download See Where the Action Is

Clubs' pages updated in NW Club News section, including new officers

More on diesels in stunt See Alice Cotton-Royer's Odds & Ends column in Regular Columns

Polar Bear Fun Fly draws 15 fliers to Rice Mill site See photo report

Pat Johnston "three-peats" as NW Competitor of Year
See Competitor of Year Article and 2007 Final Standings

Northwest Fireballs January-February newsletter posted for download See Fireballs page in NW Club News

Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 kicks off 2008 flying season See Full report and Fireballs page Updated Jan. 3

Can you remember your first plane? Fly it at the Oregon Fun Flies

The Year of the Warbird ~ 2008 See article by Pat Johnston


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