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Next Northwest control-line flying event:
Oregon Flying Fun No. 3
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Jerry Eichten's Gypsy for Classic Stunt glides in to a landing from its maiden flight at the 2025 Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 fun-fly in Salem, Ore. The 2026 Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 will be held March 28. See Where the Action Is for details. Flying Lines photo.
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New! Chris Cox's 2026
Hellcat See article
in Aerobatics section
>>
<< New! Building the
Hawk E6 for electric Combat! See
article in Combat
section
New! Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club February 2026 Wolf Call newsletter available for download in NW Club News
New! Eugene Prop Spinners club February 2026 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download in NW Club News
Updated! Roseburg hosts Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 See article
New! Read NCLRA February 2026 Torque Roll newsletter
in Racing
section
Electric Combat! See article in Combat section
Orin Humphries' January 2026 Scale
Matters column:
Lore, muffler
pressure/clunk tanks problem, Mecoa problem,
Cronenwett reels
Read Hi-Low Landings 2025 Issue No. 6 in Navy Carrier section
Portland and BC fliers start the year with 2026 Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 and Polar Bear Fun Fly See article
Gene Pape's latest Miscellaneous Stuff column: A Beginners' Ringmaster
New! Mike Hazel wins
fifth Competitor of the Year title See article >>
<< New! Paul Walker's December 2025 column: The electric B-17 in Walker on Stunt
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