Northwest Control-Line Precision Aerobatics

This page is for information about Northwest control-line Precision Aerobatics model flying and links to Stunt discussion sites.

Your contributions of articles, photos and links to Flying Lines are welcome. Contact the editor.

Note: Contests that contain events other than Precision Aerobatics may not appear here but can always be found in the Flying Lines News Archive.

Articles

New! 2023 R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup results See article

New! 2023 Stunt-a-Thon results See article

New! Stunt at the 2023 Northwest Control-Line Regionals See article >>

New! Stunt at the 2023 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up See article

New! Dennis Nunes' Vintage Stunt Championships adventure See article

New! 2022 R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup Aerobatics See article

2022 Fall Follies Aerobatics results See article

2022 Stunt-a-Thon Aerobatics results See article

2022 Northwest Regionals Aerobatics report and photos See article

Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up returns in 2022 after pandemic See article

How trip strips can improve your PA plane's trim See article

Expanded 2021 Fall Follies keeps Salem circles busy for three days See article

2021 Stunt-a-thon brings back competition to the Northwest See article >>

<< Updated with debut at 2021 Nationals! Dennis Nunes documents design and construction of the electric Circulas See article

2019 Fall Follies report and photos See article

2019 Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt and Old-Time Stunt contest results See article

2019 R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup results See article

Northwest's Howard Rush makes 2020 world championship team
See Stunt Hanger narrative thread on the trials

2019 Western Canada Stunt Championships is an international event See article

<< 2019 Stunt-a-Thon results and photos See article

2019 Northwest Regionals report and photos See article

2019 Stunt season opens with a damp Jim Walker Memorial See article

Paul Walker's March 2019 column: How to fix tight ball links

Mike Haverly repeats as Vintage Stunt champion! See Northwest competition standings

Stunt at the 2018 Fall Follies See article

Stunt at the 2018 R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup See article

Big turnout for 2018 Western Canada Stunt Championships See article

2018 Stunt-a-Thon report and photos See article

2018 Northwest Regionals report and photos See article

Stunt at the 2018 Jim Walker Memorial See article

<< Fall Follies in Salem tops off 2017 Northwest stunt season See article >>

2017 Western Canada Stunt Championships results and photos See article

2017 Stunt-a-Thon results and photos See article

Fall Follies in Salem ends 2016 Northwest stunt season See article

2016 Western Canada Stunt Championships results and photos See article

2016 Stunt-a-Thon results and photos See article >>

Paul Walker's May 2016 column: Flying in 'dead air'

Paul Walker's April 2016 column: Flying in the Wind Part 2 See Walker on Stunt

Paul Walker's March 2016 column: Flying in the wind, Part 1 See Walker on Stunt

Paul Walker's February 2016 column: An adjustable flap mechanism See Walker on Stunt

Seventh Installment of Paul Walker's treatise on trim: Chapter 7 of the Trim Flow Chart: Putting it to work See Walker on Stunt

Sixth Installment of Paul Walker's treatise on trim: Chapter 6 of the Trim Flow Chart: Advanced Trim Part 2 See Walker on Stunt

Fall Follies ends 2015 Northwest Stunt season See article

R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup results and photos See article

Fifth installment of Paul Walker's treatise on trim: Chapter 5 of the Trim Flow Chart: Advanced Trim See Walker on Stunt

Dick Scobee Memorial stunt contest results and photos See article

2015 Western Canada Stunt Championships results and photos See article

The 2015 U.S. Nationals: View from the winner's circle See article

2015 Stunt-a-Thon results and photos See article

Fourth installment of Paul Walker's treatise on trim: Chapter 4 of the Trim Flow Chart, turning and tracking the same See Walker on Stunt in Regular columns

Third installment of Paul Walker's treatise on trim: Chapter 3 of the Trim Flow Chart: Criteria problems
See Walker on Stunt

Skyraiders stunt judging clinic analyzes aerobatics' finer points See article

Another installment of Paul Walker's treatise on trim: Chapter 2 of the Trim Flow Chart: Advanced Trim
See Walker on Stunt

<< New feature! Paul Walker begins new FL column with Chapter 1 of the Trim Flow Chart: Basic Trim See Walker on Stunt

2014 Fall Follies report and photo gallery See article

2014 R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup contest results See article

2014 Dick Scobee Memorial contest results See article

2014 Western Canada Stunt Championships results See article

Stunt-a-Thon 2014 results and photos See article

<< An award-winning finish for your stunt plane See article

2013 Fall Follies report and photos! See article

R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup results and photos See article

2013 Dick Scobee Memorial results See article

Congratulations to Paul Walker, National Champion >>

The 2013 U.S. national championship winners. Paul Walker of Deer Park, Wash., (kneeling) was the Walker Cup winner. Photo provided by.Don Schultz.

New! 2013 Western Canada Stunt Championships results See article

Two perfect days for 26th annual Fall Follies! See article

2012 R.F. Stevenson Memorial Raider Roundup results See article >>

Western Canada Stunt Championships results See article

Stunt-a-Thon 2012 results and photos See article

Stunt forms for 2012: Click to download
Precision Aerobatics, Classic, Profile Stunt scoresheet
Beginner Aerobatics scoresheet
Old-Time Stunt Scoresheet

Time to say thanks! See article by Don McClave

Autumn arrives with the Fall Follies See article and photos

Dick Scobee Memorial report and photos See article

Western Canada Stunt Championships report and photos See article

Norm Whittle's Electric Stunt Cookbook See article

Stunt on one line? Yes! See article on monoline stunt planes

Stunt heaven! Fall Follies report and photos See article >>

<< Dick Scobee Memorial stunt contest results and photos See article

Nostalgia 30 Stunt event coming to Northwest See article

Western Canada Stunt Championships report See article

Stunt-a-Thon 2010 results and photos See article

Other aerobatics articles are contained in general contest articles on the Flying Lines home page and in the Flying Lines News Archive

Report on Portland Stunt Clinic, 2009

Mark Scarborough's electric P-40 See full story

Event director's report on 2008 U.S. Nationals See full story

New! Photos from 2008 Vintage Stunt Championships See photos

Gerald Schamp's P-47 Construction project See photos

Venturi velocities charted By Dave Gardner

Successful finishes with LustreKote! By Don McClave

The legality of the A-J Firecat See Alice Cotton-Royer's Odds & Ends column

P-40 Stunt rules changed to Profile Stunt Full story

Another Old-Time Stunt rules update See Alice Cotton-Royer's Odds & Ends column

Setting up the OS LA .40 for Stunt by Don McClave

P-40 rules change suggestion and idea for twin-engine fun See Round & Round August 2006 column

Important Old-Time Stunt rules update by Alice Cotton-Royer

The Electric Ringmaster project by Floyd "Dr. Spark" Carter

Dr. Spark gives a NW view of the Vintage Stunt Championships

Stooge mishap is near-catastrophic lesson in Murphy's Law By John Thompson

Old-Time Stunt: Give it a "whirl" By Dr. Spark

Two classes of Classic proposed for some NW contests

Regular stunt columns

Heavy Stunt by Bruce Hunt | Odds and Ends by Alice Cotton-Royer | The Real Dirt by Dan Rutherford

Links

For information about control-line precision aerobatics worldwide, see the Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association web site. PAMPA is the precision aerobatics special interest group recognized by the Academy of Model Aeronautics.

Your District XI representative on the Academy of Model Aeronautics Aerobatics Contest Board is Paul Walker.

For discussion of precision aerobatics on the national level, see the following online forums:

This page was upated Sept. 19, 2023

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