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Next Northwest control-line flying event:
Joey Mathison Memorial Ringmaster Fly-a-Thon

See Where the Action Is for details on all upcoming Northwest control-line model aviation events


Tim Just's Timpact flies in Expert Precision Aerobatics at the 2026 Fall Follies in Salem, Ore., on Sept. 27. Flying Lines photo.

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To see photos of great Northwest control-line model airplanes, see the Favorite Planes section.


Northwest control-line news headlines


New! 2026 Fall Follies report and photos
See article >>

New! Blue skies for the 2026
Zoot Ranch Fun Fly See article

New! Eugene Prop Spinners club September 2026 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download in NW Club News

New! Orin Humphries' September 2026 Scale Matters column No. 2: A closer look at the world championships, Part 1 >>

New! Northwest control-line competition standings updated with Raider Roundup results

Updated with Navy Carrier results! Skyraiders revive R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup See article >>

Orin Humphries' September 2026 Scale Matters column: The 2026 world championships

Longtime Eugene Prop Spinners president Mel Marcum dies See obituary >>

Read NCLRA August 2026 Torque Roll newsletter in Racing section

Read Hi-Low Landings 2026 Issue No. 4 in Navy Carrier section

Onboard control-line video! Ride along with a stunt plane on the Eugene Prop Spinners page in NW Club News

Regionals fashion: If you missed out on your attractive commemorative T-shirt at the 2026 Northwest Control-Line Regionals, you can still get one! Click on the picture for details >>

Rescuing a nasty B Proto See article in Speed section

Little planes are the stars at the Lucky Hand Fun Fly See article

<< Gene Pape's June 2026 Miscellaneous Stuff column: A Fox that never was

2026 Northwest Control-Line Regionals report and photos See article >>

U.S. contestants win Precision Aerobatics and Speed titles at 2026 World Championships
See article

Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club April-May 2026 Wolf Call newsletter available in NW Club News

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

2026 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up report See article >>

Cox Hellcat destroyed in practice crash! See Numerous Fragments

Building the Newton 21SS See article in Speed section

Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 draws a crowd to Salem See article

<< 2026 Vintage Stunt Championships report and photos See article in Aerobatics section