2008 Northwest Control-Line
Model Aviation News Archive
Below are some of the headlines about CL activity
in the region in 2008, along with links to some of the technical
articles and columns that appeared on the Flying Lines web
site 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.
AMA rulebook for 2009-2010 now online
See article
How to trim a combat plane (or any other CL
plane) See article by Don McKay
in Combat section
Proposals for changes to Vintage Diesel Combat
and F2D Proto rules See
article in Northwest Rules
section
North American Speed Society's discussion forum
link added to Speed Section and NW Message Boards pages
Coordinated schedule proposed for Northwest
Combat in 2009 See article
in Combat section
November Northwest Speed Flyer newsletter
available for download in the Speed section
2009 Navy Carrier Postal Contest planned See article in Navy Carrier section
Clinic reveals secrets of high-performance 80mph
combat See article in Combat section
Paul Walker's 2008 World Championships report See full story
Points standings updated with Fall Follies
results See Northwest standings
Chehalis Cup speed limit combat series announced
for 2009 See article in Combat section
Report on the Raider Roundup See report
Event director's report on U.S. CL Nationals
Precision Aerobatics event See
full report in Aerobatics section
Speed demons burn up the sky in Salem See full report on NW Speed Bash
Northwest records
updated with NW Speed Bash results
Mission Wings Fun Fly: 21 fliers show up for
rainy day in B.C. See
report
TEAM Country Classic: Truly a stunt
classic! See report
Mel Lyne repeats as Bladder Grabber champion See report
AMA stunt rules proposals explained See Alice
Cotton's Odds & Ends in Regular Columns
Secret combat research detected See update to Combat Comeback Summit
article
Updated with Bod Busters
investigation of Northwest rodent problem Updated
with statement in defense of Beavers by Queen Elizabeth Updated with Beaver State Combat Team
denial of link to Queen Elizabeth
Western Oregon Control-Line Flyers club news page
updated See NW Club News
Western Canada Stunt Championships results See report
Light turnout but lots of flying at
Lucky Hand Fun Fly See full report
NW CL legend Frank Boden remembered at Regionals
weekend toast See full story
Stunt-a-Thun 2008 results and photos See full story
Historical stunt plane crack-ups added to
crash page See Numerous Fragments
2008 Northwest Regionals results See full
story
Longtime Eugene Prop Spinner and former Regionals
CD Morrie Gilbert dies See full story
Broadway Bod Busters fly in Houston World Cup FAI
Combat meet See article in Combat section
Bod Busters deny attack on Flying Lines Web
site See full statement
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
Official provisional rules posted for new F2D
Proto Speed event See Northwest Rules
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
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
Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 at the 'boutique CL field'
See full report and photos
Looking for "the" combat prop? See article by Ken
Burdick in Combat section
Gerald Schamp's precision aerobatics construction
project. See photos
Eugene Prop Spinners
Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 Full Report
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
Northwest Fireballs January-February newsletter
posted for download See Fireballs page
in NW Club News
This page was
updated Jan. 1, 2025
A bit of Christmas blarney from the Bod Busters See article in Broadway Bod Busters section
New Navy Carrier column joins FL
Lineup! See Flight Deck in Navy Carrier section
80 mph Combat engines made easy? A
saga. See article in Combat section
Fall Follies 2008: Fabulous! See full report and photos
Critics rave about Diesel Mania contest! See article in Combat section
How to
build a combat plane launching stooge See
article in Combat section
Northwest Speed Scoop June
column posted See Speed section or
Regular Columns
Results from VSC XX posted See
article in Aerobatics section
Pat Johnston "three-peats" as NW
Competitor of Year