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

A group of CL fliers in the Vancouver, B.C., area are having fun with vintage combat planes. Here's a lineup seen at a recent flying session at the Richmond, B.C. site. Plane at left is Ken Burdick's Missourian, powered by an Enya .29 and covered with Ultracote. Center plane is Greg Davis' T-Square, powered by a Fox redhead Combat Special and covered with Polyspan. At right is Barrie Hobkirk's T-Square, powered by a Fox Combat Special and covered with iron-on fabric and dope. Ken Burdick photo.

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Northwest control-line news headlines

Eugene Prop Spinners club May 2012 Prop Spinner Chatter newsletter available for download See Northwest Club News

Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club March-May 2012 Wolf Call newsletter available for download See Northwest Club News

Chehalis Cup No. 2 and NW Summer Speed Bash info flyers posted for download See Where the Action Is

NW CL Competition Standings updated with Chehalis Cup Combat Contest No. 1 results

New! Third installment in Combat legends series remembers James Mears See article in Combat section >>

New! Chehalis Cup Contest 1 debuts new two-event format See results article in Combat section

New! Is it time for electrics in Navy Carrier? See May 2012 column in Eric Conley's Flight Deck in Navy Carrier section

More photos added April 27! Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up results and photos See article

New! Northwest Fireballs complete two-part Clown Contest See article in NW Club News

Spring arrives with Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 See article and photos on Eugene Prop Spinners page in NW Club News

Northwest Fireballs March 2012 Fireball Flyer newsletter available for download See NW Club News

Combat legends series continues with Riley Wooten interview See article in Combat section >>

New FL feature: Northwest CL modelers' workshops Send your pictures in!

2012 Stunt scoresheet forms available for download in Aerobatics section

Series on Combat legends begins with Carl Berryman interview See article in Combat section

Lots of flying at Bill Riegel Field for 2012 Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 See article on WOLF page in NW Club News

<< Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 Report and photos See article

Relive the old days in Combat Graffiti event See article in Combat section >>

Part II of Buzz Wilson's computer-controlled foam cutter construction project See article in Musings from the Combat Pits in the Combat section

2012 Northwest Regionals flyer, entry form and details now online See Where the Action Is

Polar Bear Fun Fly brings out a crowd in B.C. See article on VGMC page in NW Club News

Fliers greet new year at Delta Park with Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See article on Northwest Fireballs page in NW Club News

10% nitro limit approved for Sport 40 Carrier See article in Northwest Rules section

Alan Resinger is 2011 Competitor of the Year See Article in 2011 NW Final Standings >>

Bob Smith wins both ends of Combat Misery Meet See article in Combat section

Northwest Competition Standings updated with Misery Meet results

Time to say thanks! See article by Don McClave in Aerobatics section

An introduction to line tension See article


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This cartoon is from the Tom Wilk collection, which is available from Tom on CD.
For a comprehensive collection of control-line cartoons, see Tom Wilk's advertisement in Flying Flea Market.