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Tim Just's Impact

Tim Just of Victorville, Calif., flew this electric-powered Impact to first place in Expert Precision Aerobatics at the 2025 Fall Follies in Salem, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Mike Hazel's 2025 Ringmaster

Mike Hazel of Mehama, Ore., built this Ringmaster for Old-Time Stunt competition. It's built from an RSM Ringmaster Lite kit, wth an O.S. .26 four-stroke engine. Wings are Monokote and the white is Klasskote epoxy. Flying weight is 27 oz. Mike Hazel photo.

Pat Johnston's Hellcat 566

Pat Johnston of Boise, Idaho, flew this electric Hellcat 566 in Expert Precision Aerobatics at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Jim Schneider's Starduster

Jim Schneider of Olympia, Wash., flew this Starduster in Advanced Precision Aerobatics at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Orin Humphries' Stinson SR-6

Orin Humphries' Scale Stinson SR-6 is seen on display at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Dennis Nunes' Gladiator 35

Dennis Nunes of Stockton, Calif., flew this Gladiator 35 in Classic Stunt at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Power is an OS .46LA. Flying Lines photo.

Bob Welch's Caprice

Bob Welch of Federal Way, Wash., flew this Caprice in Classic Stunt at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Jim Aron's Ringmaster

Jim Aron of El Cerrito, Calif., flew this Ringmaster to first place in Old-Time Stunt at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Jim McCartney's Gee Bee Model Y

Jim McCartney of Lake Tapps, Wash., entered this Gee Bee Model Y in Fun Scale at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Jerry Eichten's Viking

Jerry Eichten of Newberg, Ore., flew this Viking in Old-Time Stunt at the 2025 Northwest Control-Line Regionals in Roseburg, Ore. Engine is an OS .46LA. Flying Lines photo.

Roy DeCamara's Flying Clowns

Roy DeCamara of Vancouver, Wash., displayed these two Flying Clowns, both powered by vintage O&R .23 engines, at the 2025 Lucky Hand Fun Fly in Salem. Ore. Flying Lines photo.

Ricardo Vieira's Blue Angel

Ricardo Vieira of Montreal, Canada, built this Larry Scarinzi-designed Blue Angel from a Brodak kit and finished it in Canadian Snowbird livery. Power is electric and the plane looks great in flight with its retractable landing gear tucked away (below). Ricardo Vieira photo.

Roy DeCamara's Flying Fool

Roy DeCamara of Vancouver, Wash., displayed this exquisite Flying Fool at the 2025 Lucky Hand Fun Fly in Salem, Ore. Power is a vintage McCoy .35. Flying Lines photo.

Steve Harris' Hawker Hunter

Steve Harris of Monclair, Calif., flew this Hawker Hunter to fourth place in Expert Precision Aerobatics at the Northwest Control-Line Regionals in 2025. Flying Lines photo.

Paul Walker's 2025 B-17

Paul Walker of Deer Park, Wash, has completed his third B-17 for Precision Aerobatics. The 2025 version is pulled by four Badass 2310-1220 electric motors. Paint is Randolph dope. Paul Walker photo.

Gene Pape's 2025 Foam Voodoo

Gene Pape of Eugene, Ore., enjoys building vintage control-line Combat planes and powering them with period-correct engines. He now has 18 Voodoos, including this one, a scratch-built foam version powered by a Johnson .36 BB engine. Gene explains the Voodoo fleet:

I started this madness thinking I would build a Voodoo for every engine that they were commonly flown with. I initially built six and it stayed at that for several years. Then things got out of hand. I had 14 kit-style models, all with different engines, and I got an impulse to build some foam ones because I was tired of building wooden ones. I have four of them, all of somewhat different structures and a few different engines. There may be more in the future, specifically a wooden one for a K&B Stallion .35 for which I have the engine and parts cut out. I should probably also build one for a plain bearing Fox .36. That will be the end of the wood ones. I think it would be fun to do a foam one for a Nelson .36 and perhaps some more for Speed Limit Combat.

Gene Pape photo.

Jim Aron's Wile E's Curse

Jim Aron's Wile E's Curse was declared winner of the Concours d'Elegance award after a vote by the Aerobatics competitors at the 52nd Northwest Control-Line Regionals. Aron is from El Cerrito, Calif. Flying Lines photo.

Mark Legg's Chipmonk 9

Flying Lines reader Mark Legg of Kent, United Kingdom, recently built this British design from approximately 1976, called a Chipmonk 9. Built from a laser-cut short kit by Belair Models, the plane has a 57-inch wingspan and is powered by an OS .46LA. Finish is Randolph dope with deals printed on laserjet decal paper. Mark Legg photo.

Terry Mitchell's Edge 540

Terry Mitchell of Winston, Ore., built this modified Edge 540 using a Walter Umland kit that did not include a wing. Terry happened to have a wing that could be modified to fit the project. The resulting 52.5-inch-wingspan plane has 650 square inches of wing and weighs 45 oz. with an O.S. .40FSR engine. Finish is UltraCote and Rustoleum paint. Terry Mitchell photo.

Jerry Eichten's Gypsy

Jerry Eichten of Newberg, Ore., built this Gypsy for Classic Stunt in the spring of 2025. It is electric powered and finished in plastic coverings. Flying Lines photo.

Dennis Nunes' Circulas 61e

At the 2024 Control-Line World Championships, Dennis Nunes of Stockton, Calif., used his Circulas 61e to fly calibration flights for the Precision Aerobatics judges. The photo captures the Circulas 61e waiting on the damp tarmac before one of the calibration flights. Dan Winship photo.

Terry Mitchell's Stuntman 23

Attractive control-line airplanes come in all sizes. This little Stuntman 23 was built by Terry Mitchell of Winston, Ore. Powered by a Cox .049, it weighs 8 oz. Finish is Rustoleum paint. Terry Mitchell photo.

The Northwest's Favorite Planes