2013 Northwest Control-Line Model Aviation News Archive

Below are some of the headlines about CL activity in the region in 2013, 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.

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Northwest control-line news headlines

Bob Mears Combat Museum photo gallery See article in Combat section

2013 Competitor of Year final tally: See article on NW Standings page

Sport 40 Carrier: an early success! See Eric Conley's November 2013 column in Flight Deck in the Navy Carrier section

Scratch building a plane for Combat Graffiti See article in Combat section

Part IV of Buzz Wilson's saga of building a computer-controlled foam cutter
See article in Musings from the Combat Pits in Regular columns

Schoolyard flying! The Electric Super Clown project See article

<< Pete Peterson is Vintage Stunt champ! See Northwest CL Competition Standings

Fall Follies contest report and photos! See article

Rules change to F2D Proto Speed muffler rule approved
See article in NW Rules section

Racing returns to Northwest fall scene at Salem Speed and Racing contest See article >>

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

<< Living in the past! Combat Graffiti 2013 report and photos See article in Combat section

Ken finishes his Geezer Clown! See article in Racing section

2013 Dick Scobee Memorial results See article in Aerobatics section >>

Dawson three-peats as Bladder Grabber winner! See article in Combat section

2013 Western Canada Stunt Championships results See article in Aerobatics section

2013 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 report and photos See article in Combat section

Geezer Clown Race: Give it a try! See How To article in Racing section

VGMC Nearly 1/2-A Fun Stunt Event report See article in See Northwest Club News

Lucky Hand Fun Fly report and photos See article

Northwest Summer Speed contest report and photos See article in Speed section

Stunt-a-Thon 2013 results and photos See article >>

2013 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 1 report and photos
See article in Combat section

<< Dick Salter: A life in modeling See article by Rich Salter

Northwest Regionals results and photos See article

Machine defeats man in Diesel Combat! See shocking article! on Broadway Bod Busters page

The Flying Lines philosophy: It's all about fun
See the editor's May 2013 Round & Round column in Regular columns

Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-up results and photos See article >>

Northwest CL Competition Records updated with Jim Walker Memorial results

New contest coordinator named See article

Lots of flying at Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 despite showers See article

New CL circles being built at McMinnville See article
on The Evergreen Aero Modelers page in Northwest Club News

WOLF hosts another successful Oregon Flying Fun No. 3 See article

Ken Burdick builds the Whitney Prowler from the kit See article in Speed section

Oregon Flying Fun No. 2 report and photos See article

The uniflow tank explained: See article in The Cognitive Modeler in Regular columns

Northwest Fireballs host 2013 Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 See article in NW Club News section
Also see report on New Year's Eve flying

B.C. fliers ring in the new year with Polar Bear Fun Fly See article in NW Club News section

<<Chris Cox is 2012 Competitor of the Year See article

Bob Whitney's Prowler 1/2-A Proto Speed kit reviewed See article in Speed section

The Newtron Bomb C Speed Plane See article in Speed section

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This page was updated Jan. 3, 2026

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